Product Sheet

LOW SURFACE ENERGY ULTRA SMOOTH HYDROPHOBIC AMBIENT CURE SOL GEL TUBE COATING

General Description:

Curran 5100 is a 1 part-silicone Solgel developed for coating applications. Curran 5100 offers unprimed adhesion to many metals and other surfaces. When cured, 5100 results in a very flexible, durable, low surface energy Solgel coating. The coating maintains low surface energy and high adhesion in harsh high chloride environments.

Product Features:

  • Excellent unprimed adhesion to metal & glass
  • Low surface energy 20 mN
  • Water contact angle 107 degrees

Typical Applications:

  • Heat exchanger tubes
  • Condenser tubes
  • Dropwise condensation

Typical Properties:

Color- Translucent

Viscosity, CPS- 30,000-40,000

Specific Gravity – 1.03

Consistency – Self Leveling Liquid

Working time @ 70f – 30 Minutes

Tack Free Time @ 70f – 15 Minutes

Cure Time- 72 Hours at 70f

Durometer- 25 Shore A

Tensile Strength – 325 PSI

Elongation – 325%

Thickness Requirements – 10-15 microns for the tubes and 25-50 microns for tube sheets

Curing:

Cure speed can be accelerated with increased humidity and heat to very rapid cure times. Typical utilization involves dispensing in open air and after exposure to ambient humidity, a room temperature cure is formed.

Solids:

50% Solids

Adhesion:

5A on cross cut adhesion test Continuous immersion up to 200F. 

Hydrothermally stable to 300F

Excursions to 400F 

Dry to 500F.

Testing Data:

180 cycles from dry 400-500F to wet 180F without degradation of adhesion and only minor loss of surface energy.

Limitations:

Do not use products on high or low PH applications without consulting Curran International.

Handling and Safety:

For Maximum shelf life, keep containers sealed when not in use. Keep out of the reach of children. Uncured sealant irritates eyes and skin. Refer to the SDS.

Shelf Life:

Sealed containers are guaranteed for 12 months from the ship date when stored in a cool dry area below 70(°F) Resealed containers may still react in the container.

Applicable Standards:

Conforms to MIL-A-46106B Type II Group I

Limited Warranty:

All recommendations, statements and technical data herein are based on tests we believe to be reliable and correct, but accuracy and completeness of said test are not guaranteed and are not to be construed as warranty, either expressed or applied. User shall rely on his/her own information and test to determine suitability of the product for the intended use and the user assumes all risk and liability resulting from the use of this product.

Manufacturers sole responsibility shall be to replace that portion of product that the manufacturer proves to be defective. Manufacture shall not be liable to the buyer or any third party for injury, loss or damage directly or indirectly resulting from the use of, or inability to use, the product. Recommendations or statements other than those contained in a written agreement signed by an officer of the manufacturer shall not be binding by the manufacturer.