Products | Honeywell wax powder in rubber applications

Release time:

2021-06-16


Application of Honeywell wax powder in rubber


A-C® 617A

A-C® 6A

A-C® 316A

 


Main product applications:
AC® polyethylene wax is a type of low molecular weight polymer, which is a good processing aid for natural rubber and synthetic rubber. Their unique low melting point, low melt viscosity, good compatibility and comprehensive chemical inertness make AC® polyethylene wax have excellent lubrication properties without affecting its vulcanization rate or physical properties.


Impact of product application

Lubrication performance

Improve rubber processing performance

Does not affect rubber vulcanization


Advantages of product application
1. Excellent demoulding properties for mixers, open mills and calendering rolls.

2. Will not adversely affect scorch, cure rate or general physical properties (tensile strength, elongation, hardness).

3. It will not precipitate in raw materials or sulfide materials.

4. Enhance the dispersibility of fillers, especially carbon black.

5. Improve mold fluidity and demoulding properties.

6. Increase extrusion rate and improve surface properties.

7. Compatible with all elastomers.

8. Good chemical resistance and antioxidant properties.

9. Good electrical properties.

10.Easy to disperse at 75-95℃ and above.


Product Q&A Time

Q1: What role does polyethylene wax play in rubber processing and what is the principle?

A: Polyethylene wax can greatly improve the processability of rubber mixtures and the uniformity of products. Due to the low softening point and viscosity of polyethylene wax, it has good lubrication. The extrusion rate, surface quality of the extrudate, shrinkage and surface smoothness are greatly improved. Polyethylene wax makes the mixture have good demolding properties on calendering rolls, open rolls and molds. The fluidity in the mold is also significantly improved. Polyethylene wax can reduce energy consumption, improve productivity and save costs. Polyethylene wax is a relatively inert material and therefore does not affect scorch. In some cases, the mechanical properties of the product can be improved because it effectively disperses the reinforcing fillers.

Q2: What is the current application scope of polyethylene wax in the rubber industry?

Answer: Polyethylene wax is widely used in styrene-butadiene rubber, chloroprene rubber, EPDM rubber, fluororubber, chlorosulfonated polyethylene rubber, nitrile rubber and tire industry; it helps to disperse carbon black to a certain extent and improve the performance of the mixture. Polyethylene wax is also suitable for all elastomer products, especially TPV.

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