Silanes & Silicones for Coatings & Paints

		Silanes as adhesion promoters		Silanes as dispersion aids for fillers and pigments
		How to use a silane adhesion promoter?		Polyester modified silicone leveling agent
		Suggested adhesion promoters		Reactive silicones
		Silanes as crosslinkers		Substrate wetting agent
		Silanes as curing agents (hardeners)		Defoamer
		Silanes Selection Decision Tree		Anti-graffiti and easy-clean additives

Suggested Adhesion Promoter

Polymer	SiSiB SILANES	Functional group
Acrylic	PC4100, PC6100, PC6120	Methacrylate Vinyl
Acrylic-Butadiene-Styrene Copolymer (ABS)	PC3100, PC4100	Epoxy Methacrylate
Epoxy	PC3100, PC3200 PC1100, PC1110, PC1120, PC1200, PC1220 PC2300	Epoxy Amino Mercapto
Ethylene-vinylacetate Copolymer (EVA)	PC1100 PC6120	Amino Vinyl
Imide	PC1100, PC1120, PC1200, PC1951, PC1108	Amino
Melamine	PC1100, PC1120, PC1200 PC3100	Amino Epoxy
Phenolic	PC3100 PC1100, PC1106, PC1110, PC1120, PC1200, PC1220	Epoxy Amino
Polyamide (PA)	PC1100, PC1200	Amino
Polybutylenetere-phthalate (PBT)	PC3100 PC1100, PC1200	Epoxy Amino
Polycarbonate (PC)	PC1100, PC1200	Amino
Polyester	PC4100, PC6100, PC6120	Methacrylate Vinyl
Polyethylene (PE)	PC6110, PC6120 PC4100 PC1100, PC1200	Vinyl Methacrylate Amino
Polypropylene (PP)	PC1100, PC1110, PC1200 PC6110, PC6120 PC4100	Amino Vinyl Methacrylate
Polystyrene (PS)	PC3100 PC6110, PC6120 PC4100	Epoxy Vinyl Methacrylate
Polyvinylacetate (PVAC)	PC1100, PC1200 PC3100	Amino Epoxy
Polyvinylchloride (PVC)	PC1100, PC1200, PC1300	Amino
Urethane	PC1100, PC1110, PC1200, PC1951, PC1108 PC3100 PC4100	Amino Epoxy Methacrylate
Vinylester	PC4100, PC6100, PC6120	Methacrylate Vinyl