Pace® 382 is a vinyl acetate homopolymer made in a polyvinyl alcohol colloidal system. This waterborne adhesive offers excellent wet tack, good rewetting characteristics, and medium viscosity. It is easy to formulate and clean, with shear-stable viscosity and good mechanical stability. Designed for adhesives, coatings, and seed coatings, it provides a low VOC content and is ideal for applications requiring easy cleanup and rewettable film.

Chemical Family: Vinyl Acetate Homopolymers

End Uses: Seed Coating, Waterborne Adhesive

Features: Ease of Formulation, Easy Cleaning, Excellent Wet Tack, Good Rewetting Characteristics, High Mechanical Stability, Medium Viscosity, Poor Borax Tolerance

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Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family
CASE Ingredients Functions
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Features & Benefits

CASE Ingredients Features
Product Characteristics
  • Medium initial viscosity
  • Good wet tack
  • Ease of formulation
  • Shear stable viscosity
  • Good mechanical stability
  • Easy clean
  • Rewettable film
  • Poor borax tolerance
  • Residual vinyl acetate monomer (vam) level less than 0.1%

Applications & Uses

Adhesive & Sealant End Applications
Coating End Applications
Typical Applications

This product is designed as a base for adhesives, coatings, construction products and seed coatings requiring a low VOC content.

Properties

Physical Form
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Solids Content54 - 56%-
Glass Transition Temperature38°CDifferential Scanning Calorimetry
Viscosity (RV, Sp3, at 20rpm, at 25°C)2000 - 2600cPsBrookfield RVT
Weight8.8 - 9.2lbs/gal-
pH4 - 5.5--

Regulatory & Compliance

Storage & Handling

Shelf Life
180 days
Storage Conditions

Protect from freezing. Ideal storage temperature is +72°F. Stability at +72°F is >180 days.