- Formulation Density: 2.0g/cm3
- Typical Application: low-pressure air spray of dip coating
- Storage: 6 months at 25 degrees Celsius
- UV & Ozone effects: No impact on AeroPel performance
The best icephobic coating on the market
Tests conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) showed AeroPel to reduce ice adhesion strength several orders of magnitude below any other commercially available coating.
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Superhydrophobicity
The extreme, super-hydrophobic properties of AeroPel vastly reduce water's contact angle with treated surfaces. In this image, an AeroPel-coated tube is submerged in water.
Icephobicity
AeroPel has unprecedented, market-leading water and ice repellency suitable for any weather conditions (snow, rain, and ice).
Corrosion Prevention
By repelling water, AeroPel also bestows exceptional galvanic and atmospheric corrosion protection in marine environments.
Unprecedented Icephobicity
Key Performance Properties
Contact angle of water with AeroPel is >160° in tests on glass, aluminum and copper alloys (compared with approx. 80° on untreated substrates)
Receding angle of water with AeroPel is >130° in tests on glass, aluminum and copper alloys (compared with approx. 60° on untreated substrates)
Roll off angle with AeroPel is <10° in tests on glass, aluminum and copper alloys
Ice adhesion strength with AeroPel is <10kPa, compared to uncoated aluminum ice adhesion which is >1200kPa.
AeroPel functions at a thickness of just 1.5mil post-curing and in a wide temperature range: -50 to 250 degrees Celsius.
Technical Properties
Key technical properties of AeroPel coating
- Curing: 24-48 hours (20 degrees Celsius) or 4 hours (75 degrees Celsius)
- Thickness: 1.5mil (37.5μm) post-curing
- Appearance: clear/white haze
- Thermal Diffusivity: <5% change on thermal diffusivity of substrate
- Sale Water Corrosion: No corrosion or salt build-up after 3000 hours of ASTM B117 salt fog testing (~30 years of realtime exposure)
Tests Conducted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
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