Deuteron WD PE
Polyethylene wax pre-dispersed in water at 50 percent active, made without dispersing additives, emulsifiers or defoamers. A pourable liquid that meters through an automatic dosing unit.
Polyethylene wax pre-dispersed in water at 50 percent active, made without dispersing additives, emulsifiers or defoamers. A pourable liquid that meters through an automatic dosing unit.
Deuteron WD PE is a dispersion of micronized polyethylene wax in water at 50 percent active. It delivers what Deuteron Wax PE delivers as a powder: abrasion and scratch resistance, useful matting, a lower coefficient of friction, and a pleasant surface feel.
What makes it worth specifying over the powder is what is not in it. The dispersion is made without dispersing additives, emulsifiers or defoamers, so nothing rides into the coating alongside the wax to interfere with the film. Wax dispersions that carry a surfactant package are a common source of water sensitivity and foam.
It is a pourable liquid suitable for automatic dosing units, which takes a powder handling step and its dust out of the plant.
| Property | Typical value |
|---|---|
| Appearance | White suspension |
| Active content | 50 percent |
| Density | approx. 0.94 g/cm³ |
| Melting point | 101 °C |
| Particle size | approx. 5.5 µm |
| Viscosity | approx. 2400 mPa.s |
| Additives | None. No dispersing additives, emulsifiers or defoamers |
Dosage: 0.5 to 6.0 percent calculated on the complete formulation, depending on binder, application, and the properties required.
Typical values from the manufacturer's technical data sheet. They describe the product, they are not a specification. We will send the current TDS and the batch documentation your qualification needs.
Tell us the binder system, the property you are targeting, and the volume you expect. We will confirm the grade, send the documentation, and ship a sample from North American stock.
Scratch resistance and surface feel in waterborne wood systems.
Rub resistance on the finished print.
Slip and abrasion resistance over the print.
Surface protection in waterborne metal finishes.
It is specified where the formulation needs abrasion and scratch resistance, rub resistance in printing inks, matting, a lower coefficient of friction, and no surfactant package entering the coating.
WD PE incorporates with a common high-speed stirrer. Add it while stirring rather than pouring it in at once: concentration differences at the point of addition are what cause agglomeration in a wax dispersion.
Package sizes: Plastic barrel, 30 kg net.
Storage: Storage temperature should not exceed 35 °C.
Under Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 Deuteron WD PE is not classified as a dangerous product and does not require hazard labelling. The safety data sheet and the regulatory information sheet carry the detail your review will want.
Because whatever disperses the wax stays in your coating. Dispersing additives, emulsifiers and defoamers brought in with a wax dispersion can raise water sensitivity, interfere with adhesion or cause foam. WD PE is made without them, so the only thing you are adding is polyethylene wax and water.
WD PE for waterborne systems, in most cases. It is the same wax without the dispersing step, it meters through an automatic dosing unit, and it removes a powder handling and dust step. Wax PE is the choice for solventborne systems and where you want to build your own pre-mix.
Add it while stirring. Agglomeration in a wax dispersion comes from concentration differences at the point of addition, so pouring it into a moving batch rather than a static one is the whole technique.
WD PE is standard polyethylene wax at a 101 °C melting point and 50 percent active. WD OPE is oxidized polyethylene, harder and melting at 128 °C, which gives it stronger anti-blocking and abrasion resistance and less effect on slip. Choose WD OPE when blocking is the problem.
Yes. We send the Technical Data Sheet (TDS), Safety Data Sheet (SDS), and Regulatory Information Sheet on request, in the manufacturer's current revision. Use Request TDS or SDS above and tell us what your qualification review needs.
Oxidized PE dispersion, harder and higher melting.
The same wax as a powder, for solventborne systems.
Amide wax for velvet feel and wood grain enhancement.