VERSALOID™ is a novel flexible acrylic resin (FAR) that is manufactured using an award-winning polymer technology from Dow. VERSALOID™ is engineered to push the performance limits of traditional acrylic resins with high-stress whitening resistance, excellent flexibility, UV resistance, and color retention in outdoor applications.
VERSALOID™ Features and Benefits:
High resistance to stress-whitening and superior clarity upon processing
Exceptional color retention when used in outdoor applications
Exceptional soft-touch and flexibility
Printable, paintable, and improved dead fold properties
High surface tension for excellent paint adhesion and polar substrates including metal, PS, PET, PU, and PVC
Application Details of VERSALOID™ Flexible Acrylic Resin:
Processing Methods
VERSALOID™flexible acrylic resin is supplied as a thermoplastic powder that can be processed via a variety of traditional processing methods:
It can be extruded to pellets, sheet, film, profile, and pipe forms
It can also be processed by calendering, injection molding, and compression molding into sheet, film, profile, and pipe forms
VERSALOID™ pellets from lab twin screw extruder
VERSALOID™ extruded in a clear flexible film
VERSALOID™ in a toy molded with lab molder
UV and Weathering Resistance
VERSALOID™ provides a clear flexible resin that exhibits exceptional weathering resistance for more than 3,000 hours of severe test conditions. Formulation 1 is formulated with higher UV blocker for protective film applications.
VERSALOID™ 21308-XP QUV 500 resistance up to 3000 Hours (DE)
Blending with Other Resins
VERSALOID™ Flexible Acrylic Resin is miscible with a variety of resins that enables a wide range of performance properties in resulting alloys such as:
Increased toughness and reduced usage of plasticizes in PVC formulations
Retain good clarity when blended with PVDF at up to 1 : 2 ratio in applications such as solar cells
Unlike plasticizers, VERSALOID™ does not decrease the hardness of the alloy and unlike PMMA, it does not increase the hardness of the resin mix
PVC Formulations
Resin Type / ID
Tensile strength
(Mpa)
Yield strength
(Mpa)
Young's Modulus
(Mpa)
Flexural Modulus
(Mpa)
Notched Izod (RT)
(ft-lbs/in)
Neat PVC(K-59)
64
69
2,880
3,550
0.5
PVC:FAR/70:30
54
45
1,470
1,960
20.14
PVC:FAR/50:50
42
38
940
1,290
16.3
PVDF Formulations
Resin Type / ID
Ratio
L*
a*
b*
Haze%
TT%
YI
PVDF:FAR
(Thickness 0.3mm)
1:2
96.64
0.09
0.77
5.35
91.56
1.45
1:1
97.21
0.13
0.72
28.95
92.97
1.40
2:1
96.04
0.19
2.2
39.20
90.1
4.25
Paint Adhesion Performance
VERSALOID™ Flexible Acrylic Resin provides excellent paint adhesion in three major types of paints: solvent-based spray paints, acrylic oil paints, and water-based latex paints.
Featured Product
VERSALOID™ 21308-XPis a 100% acrylic thermoplastic resin that is supplied as a free-flowing powder. It offers excellent flexibility and UV resistance for use in weatherable applications when crystal-clear appearance is required.
