Technical Information
PROCESSING INSTRUCTION
Product series:
®
senotherm Paint -1666-
1. STORAGE AND PREPARATION OF COATING PROCESS
1.1 QUALITY CONTROL OF M ATERIALS ON RECEIPT
New supplies should be controlled with respect to the following parameter:
a) Actual quantity supplied should correspond to the quantity indicated on the delivery note.
b) Supply viscosity should be conform to the values indicated in the according technical data sheet.
1.2 STORAGE
Material should preferably be stored at temperatures between 15° C and 25° C (59 and 77 °F). The warehouse
should meet official regulations regarding storage. Storage should further be organised according to the principle
first in -first out, so that older batches are processed first.
When planning coating jobs, it should be taken into consideration that colour and degree of gloss of different
batches may vary slightly. For this reason coating of diverse parts of one product should - if possible - only be
coated with lacquer out of one batch.
If shelf life of the coating to be processed has already expired (we grant 6 months from manufacturing date), it
should be verified in time whether lacquer is still in good condition and allows further processing. Respective
criteria are: viscosity, a smooth and homogeneous surface as well as colour of a trial coating.
1.3 PREPARATIONS FOR COATING PROCESS
Prior to processing material must be brought to room temperature and stirred thoroughly. High-speed stirrers are
to be preferred. Slowly running stirrers - integrated in many pressure tanks - are not suitable for homogenisation, in
particular in case of sedimentation. Adjustment to application viscosity (for spray coating generally between 15 and
25 secs/4 mm/DIN 53 211/20° C) should be made after material has reached room temperature, as temperature
changes influence viscosity and thus processing properties of the lacquer.
In order to obtain high-quality surfaces, material should - prior to application - be filtered through a sieve with size
of 150-200 µm (80-100 Mesh) in order to remove possibly dried coating particles out of the lacquer. If the
application system used is equipped with a pre-filter, this step can be left out.
2. COATING LINES
®
senotherm coatings of series -1666- can be successfully applied by means of a variety of application methods
However, in general, this coating is applied via spray lines with conventional high-pressure air atomization or via
HVLP-systems respectively via air-assist electrostatic spray. Depending on the geometry of the items or desired
throughput /passage, it is also possible to apply material via air-assist electrostatic systems generally used in the
industry. An application by means of brush, dip and flow coating is - because of the poor surface quality that
would be achieved - generally not suitable.
All parts carrying the lacquer, as e.g. pipes, seals etc. must offer sufficient resistance against aromatic
hydrocarbons as e.g. xylol. Prior to application of another system, the line should be cleaned with thinner 00-9597-
100066 or another suitable quality.
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Product series:
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senotherm Paint -1666-
3. SUBSTRATES
This coating material allows use of the following substrates: aluminium, steel, stainless steel as well as
temperature-resistant materials e.g. aluminised steel, chromized steel and Galvalume. As is the case with most
coating processes, the kind and quality of pretreatment has a considerable influence on the quality of the final
finish and hence its durability. The enclosed list indicates possible combinations of substrates and pretreatments.
As a rule abrasive pretreatments lead to better mechanical properties, however, minimum necessity is at any rate
a clean, metallically pure substrate that is further free from grease. Corrosion products (layers of rust or mill
scale etc.) must be completely removed prior to application.
As the requirements, depending on the end use, vary considerably, each new material and processing
combination should be tested with respect to its suitability for the respective application prior to use. As a
rule, substrates should - after pretreatment - be coated as soon as possible in order to avoid belated contamination,
the formation of oxide layers and the addition of humidity. If an intermediate storage is necessary, items should be
stored in tempered rooms with only insignificant temperature changes, to avoid the formation of water of
condensation.
4. PROCESSING
If possible, application should be made under constant conditions as e.g. temperature and atmospheric
humidity. As this is hardly fully feasible in practice, viscosity of the coating material must be adjusted under
consideration of the changed conditions. As an example, processing at 15° C requires a higher addition of thinner
than an application at 25° C. At the same time wet film thickness applied must be adjusted in dependency to the
quantities of solvent added before. For instance, if 5 % thinner are added, wet film thickness to be applied must be
raised by 5 % compared to the original value indicated in the data sheet, in order to obtain the recommended dry
film thickness.
For conventional high-pressure atomization nozzle sizes of 1 - 2 mm with atomizing pressures of 2 - 5 bar (30 -
70 Psi) can be used. In practice nozzle sizes of 1,3 - 1,5 mm and atomizing pressures of 2,5 - 4 bar (36 –
58 PSI) at an efflux time of 20-25 secs/4 mm at 20° C have proven to be advantageous. Apart from spraying
material also allows application by means of brush or roller coating. If these methods are used, particular attention
should be paid to even application. Dip or flow coating may in single cases by used, however, in general, these
processes are not advisable due to uneven distribution of film thicknesses.
5. CURE
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senotherm paints of series -1666- can be airdried and stoved. Airdrying films offer apparently lower
mechanical strength. This means that subject films only obtain full resistances after first charge at temperatures
from 200° C (392 °F). In order to immediately achieve full hardening and hence optimum strength of the finish,
coating is - after flash-off for 15 minutes at room temperature - to be cured at 250° C (482 °F) object temperature
for 30 min.. This procedure further offers the advantage that unpleasant smells that appear when the finished
article is first put into operation are minimised. The process of flash-off or cure can be done in chamber furnaces
or via in-line stoves, of course only on condition that these meet official regulations. Flash-off should be for
15-5 minutes at recirculated air temperatures of 20° up to a maximum of 100° C. As inflammable solvents
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evaporate during this process, ventilation should be adjusted to the quantity of solvents exposed (see VBG 24
Drying lines for coating materials) in order to avoid the formation of an explosive solvent mixture. For achieving
optimal properties of the coating system, actual cure takes place at a metal temperature of 250° C for 30 minutes.
Again, a good ventilation is necessary, in order to remove fission and reaction products of the binders contained.
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6. QUALITY AND APTITUDE TESTS
Due to the broad field of application, a great number of test methods for quality and aptitude tests exists.
The below table provides a survey on customary tests, however, does not claim to be complete.
Test Standard Differing Conditions
Non-volatile substances DIN EN ISO 2811 1 hr – 125° C
Determination of efflux time
DIN 53 211 4 mm cup at 23°C
(viscosity)
Measuring of film thickness DIN 50 981; DIN 50 982
Cross-hatch test ISO 2409
Water of condensation
DIN 50 017 KK
Constant climate
Salt spray test DIN 50 021 SS
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Substrate Pretreatment Suitability Remarks
degrease conditional At temperatures exceeding approx. 200 ° C an oxide
suitability layer forms that can lead to a loss of the coating’s
Sheet metal degrease & phosphatization conditional adhesion. Low carbon (that can be enamelled)
suitability
degrease & sandblasting suitable steels show better results.
Cast iron degrease & sandblasting suitable see sheet steel
Aluminised steel Degrease suitable Suitable up to approx. 500° C. Temperatures exceeding
500° C may lead to alu dipping.
degrease & chromatization suitable Change of volume entailed
may lead to adhesion problems.
Electrolytically galvanized Degrease conditional Risk of loss of adhesion if exposed to vapours.
steel suitability
Galvan Degrease conditional Risk of loss of adhesion if exposed to vapours.
(hot-dip galvanized suitability
steel, however, 95% Zn + degrease & chromatization conditional
5 % Al) suitability
Galvalum Degrease conditional
(hot-dip galvanized suitability
steel, however, 45 % Zn degrease & chromatization conditional
+ 55 % Al) suitability
Degrease suitable Structural changes of the aluminium from
temperatures exceeding 200° C.
Rolled aluminium degrease & chromatization suitable This leads to changes in stability.
e.g. Al 99,5 degrease & caustic wash suitable Corrosion resistance and adhesion considerably
degrease & sandblasting well suited depend on the alloy used.
(corundum)
Degrease conditional
suitability
Stainless steel degrease & sandblasting well suited
(corundum)
Non-glazed ceramics Degrease conditional Visual appearance heavily depends
suitability on absorbency.
As a rule, every material combination has - prior to application - to be tested with respect to its suitability.
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The above indications were determined under lab conditions and in practice as being reference values. They correspond to today’s
developments in technique. Application equipment and application technique are beyond our influence. This information is given to the
best of our knowledge, however, no liability or obligation whatsoever is assumed in connection with it.
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