Pace® 385 is a vinyl acetate homopolymer designed as a waterborne adhesive with high solid content. It offers excellent wet tack, good rewetting characteristics, and ease of formulation. With medium initial viscosity and shear-stable viscosity, it provides good mechanical stability. This product is ideal for specialty adhesives and coatings requiring low VOC content and is suitable for applications that need rewettable films for easy cleanup.

Chemical Family: Vinyl Acetate Homopolymers

End Uses: Waterborne Adhesive

Features: Ease of Formulation, Easy Cleaning, Excellent Wet Tack, Good Rewetting Characteristics, High Solid Content, Poor Borax Tolerance

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Identification & Functionality

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Features & Benefits

CASE Ingredients Features
Product Characteristics
  • High solids content
  • Medium initial viscosity
  • Excellent wet tack
  • Ease of formulation
  • Shear stable viscosity
  • Good mechanical stability
  • Poor borax tolerance
  • Rewettable films for ease in clean up
  • Residual vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) level less than 0.1%

Applications & Uses

Adhesive & Sealant End Applications
Typical Applications

This product is designed as a base for specialty adhesives and coatings requiring a low VOC content.

Application Instructions

Optimal performance properties can be influenced by machine and application settings.

Properties

Physical Form
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Solids Content60 - 63%-
Glass Transition Temperature8°CDifferential Scanning Calorimetry
Viscosity (RV, Sp3, at 20rpm, at 25°C)2000 - 2800cPsBrookfield RVT
Weight9.0 - 9.4lbs/gal-
pH4.0 - 5.5--

Regulatory & Compliance

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Storage & Handling

Shelf Life
180 days
Storage Conditions

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