Foundry and Refractory

Additives for Foundry and Refractory

Bentonite based clays play an important role in many formulations for the foundry and refractory industry. As binders in mortars or ramming mixtures, the BENTOLITE grades stand out for their very low ferrous/iron content. Foundry coatings require a unique set of properties where BYK additives can help to balance substrate wetting, defoaming and rheology behavior of the foundry coatings.

Product Recommendations

BENTOLITE-L 3

Low iron rheology additive based on natural bentonite

BENTOLITE-L 10

Low iron rheology additive based on natural bentonite

BYK-012

VOC-free defoamer for aqueous coatings, adhesives and printing inks

BYK-154

Dispersing additive for aqueous architectural coatings and adhesives.Thinner for Drilling

BYK-1640

Polymer-based, VOC- and silicone-free defoamer for aqueous coatings, printing inks, adhesives, paper coatings and construction chemicals

CLAYTONE-40

Rheology additive, powder form, based on an organophilic phyllosilicate, non-polar to medium-polar systems to create a thixotropic flow behavior

CLAYTONE-VZ

Rheology additive in powder form for polar to medium-polarity systems to generate thixotropic flow behavior

DISPERBYK

Wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne printing inks

DISPERBYK-192

VOC-free and solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous coating systems, printing inks, adhesives, and thermoplastics

DISPERBYK-199

VOC and solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous coatings and pigment concentrates to stabilize inorganic and organic pigments

LAPONITE-RD

Rheology additive based on synthetic phyllosilicate for aqueous systems to improve the rheological properties

OPTIGEL-CK

Rheology additive based on an activated phyllosilicate for aqueous systems to generate thixotropic flow behaviour

OPTIGEL-WX

Rheology additive based on an activated phyllosilicate for aqueous systems and mineral pre-mix mortars to generate thixotropic flow behavior

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