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# A D C O TETM 57 7/Corea c tan t T

- 8384

Lami nating A d hesi v e

D e s c ription
A d c o te 5 77 is th e is oc y a n a te ter m in ate d po l y es t e r u r eth a n e c o m p o n en t of a t w o c o m p o n e n t ad hes ive

s y s t em w h ic h r e q u i r e s t h e u s e of c o r eac t a n t T 8 3 84 to a c hi eve f u ll pr op e r t i es

.

A d c o t e 57 7 a d he siv e p r o v ide s hi gh b o n d st r e n g t h a n d a hi gh l e v e l o f he a t an d ch e m i c al r e s i sta n ce.

T he c u r e r a t e of l a m i nat ion s m ade wit h Adc o te 5 7 7 a d hes ive is de pe nd en t o n th e tem per a t ur e a n d r e la ti ve h u m i di t y of t h e s t or ag e o r h o l d i n g ar e a

.

T y p i cal P r o p ert i e s *
A d co t e 57 7 C o re ac t a n t T

- 8 3 8 4
S o l i ds 7 5 % 70% **
V i s c os it y 3 9 00 c p s <5 0 c p s W e i g h t / G all o n 9

. 7 lb 9

. 0 lb
S o lv en t E t hy l a c et a t e E t hy l al co hol
Di lu en ts Ur et ha ne g r a d e e t h y l a c et at e M i x R a t i o 1 0 0 pbw 2

. 5 pbw
S h elf Lif e 3 6 0 d a y s 27 0 d a y s ( u no pe ne d c o nt a i n e r s )

*T hes e item s ar e pr ovi d e d f o r ge ner al inf o r m ation onl y

. T h e y ar e a ppr ox im a t e va lu es and ar e no t

cons ider e d p a r t of a pr od uc t s pec if icati on.

** T

- 83 84 is 1 00% r e ac t i ve. Ma y con t a i n s m al l am ou nts o f pr opr iet a r y or g a n i c sol v ents

. S ee M S D S f o r det a ils

.

T y p i cal U s e s A d c o te 5 7 7 / T

- 838 4 c a n b e us ed i n r e tor t a b l e s t r u c t ur es to l a m i nat e po l y es t e r t o f o il or n y l o n t o f o il . T h e

a d hes iv e la y e r m u s t b e se p a r a t e d f r o m the f o o d pr o duc t b y a f u nc ti on a l b a r r i er

. C o n s u l t y o ur Rohm an d H a as Com p a n y s a l e s r e p r es e n t a t i ve f o r

s u g ges t i o n s r e gar d i n g t h e i n n e r p l y

, i. e. t h e f o i l /c as t

p o l y pr o p y l en e c o m pone n t

.

A d c o te 5 7 7 / T

- 838 4 c a n b e us ed f o r l a m i na ti ons wh er e hi gh c hem ic a l r e s i s t anc e f r om f oods a n d c h em ic als i s

r e qu ir ed. Adc o te 5 7 7 / T

- 8 3 8 4 c a n als o b e us e d a s a n in- l i n e pr im er f

o r

e x tr us io n lam i nat i ng an d c oat i ng, wher e en ha n c ed a d h e s i o n an d h e a t r e s i s t anc e is n e e d ed. C ons u l t y o ur R ohm an d Haas Com p a n y s a les

r e pr es en tat i v e f o r

s u gg esti o n s

.

M i xin g In st ruct io n s A d d t h e pr op er am ou nt o f T

- 838 4 c o r e ac ta nt to th e di l u ent so l v e n t, th en a d d th is m i xtur e to th e 5 7 7

a d hes iv e. Ad di ng T

- 838 4 d i r e c t l y to e i t her 60 % so l i ds 5 77 o r di lu te d m i xes wit h o u t p r e- d i lu ti on o f t he T

- 83 84

, m a y r e sul t in a clo u d y m i xt ure

.

A d c o t e 5 77/ T

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# PACKAG ING AN D
CO NV E R TIN GSafety , Hand ling and Stor age

• Store in co ol, dry, well ventilated are a away fr om heat and ignition source s. Keep contai ner ti ghtly
clo s ed.

• Hot org ani c chemical vapo rs can sudd e n ly and witho u t warni ng co mbust when mixed with air. Ignition ca n o c cur at typical elevated temperat u r e p r o c ess co ndition s. Please ev aluate such

pro c e s ses to assure safe h andlin g con d i t ions.

• Suppo rt and grou nd contai ners befo r e o penin g , disp e n sin g , mixing, pourin g or e m ptying. Open with

non-sp arking tools. If container i s wa rm , open bun g slowly to relea s e the interna l pressu re.

• Wa sh tho r ou ghly after han dling. Wa sh contami nated goggle s , face shiel d , and gloves.
Professio nall y launder con t aminated cl o t hing before re-u se.

• ATTENTIO N! Containe r can be ha za rd ous whe n em pty. Follow label wa rnin gs even after co ntainer is empty. Do not use h eat, spa r ks, ope n flames, to rch e s or ciga rett es on o r nea r empty contai ners. Do not re use empty contai ner wi th out profession al cle aning.

• Refer to Mate rial Safety Da ta Sheet for more info rma t ion.

Alcohol (exce p t for the min or amount co ntained in th e 2% addition of Coreactant T-8384 to the adhesive)
and similar m a terials con t ai ning acti ve h y drogen can react with Ad cote 577 adh esive causing inadequate

cure.

Adcote 577 can react or in teract with o t her components of laminations. Reta ine d solven ts, slip additives

, antiblock age nts, and con t aminated solvents are some of the comp onents tha t may cause property change s of the film and /or adhesive

.

Recommend ed Operat ing Condit i ons

Applica t ion Method Direct gravure Applica t ion Cylinder 110 - 150 line Applica t ion Solids 40 - 45 % Dry Adhesive Weight 2.0 - 3.5 lb /re a m Drying Web T e mperature 150 - 180 ° F Laminating T e mperature 150 - 220 ° F
Cure Time 7 - 10 days at 70 ° F Slitting /Rewinding T ime 24 - 48 hours at 70 ° F Cleaning Solvent Methyl eth y l ketone or ethyl aceta t e

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### Solids v s Visc osity C u rv e Zahn# 2

A d cote 577/T-8384 (100/2.5 pbw ) Dilue n t Et hy l A c eta t e

10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30



### % So lid sViscosityin Sec. @25°C

57 7/T-83 84 12 .76 1 3

. 56 14 .02 1 5.1 6 17 .21 2 0

. 55 2 7 .5 3 2 0 25 30 35 4 0 45 50

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### Solids v s Visc osity Cur v e Br ookf i e l d

A d cote 577/T-8384 (100/2.5 pbw ) Dilue n t Et hy l A c eta t e

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

% S o l i d sViscosity cps @25°C

577/T-8384 19.03 25.53 35.47 47. 7 58.5 76.9 104 20 25 30 3 5 40 45 50



### ________________________ __________________ _______________ Adcote is a registered tra demark o f Rohm and Haa s Compan y

. These suggestions and data ar e based on inform at ion we believe to be reliable. T h e y a r e offe red i n good faith, but w i thout guarantee , as conditions and method of use of ou r products are b e y ond ou r control. We recommend that the pr ospective user
determine the sui t ability of ou r mat e rials and sugges tions before ado pting them on a c o mmercial scale.

Suggestions for uses of our pro d u cts or the inclusion of descriptive material from pa tents and the citation of specific p a tents in this publication should not be und erst ood as recomme nding the use of our pr o ducts in violation of an y pa t ent or as pe rmission or lic ense to use an y p a tent s of the Rohm an d Haas Compan y.

V i sit us at htt p :/ /w w w .rohmhaa s

. c o m /A dhe siv e sS eal ant s R ohm a n d H a a s C o mpa n y

, Midw e s t T e ch nic a l C ent er, 25 31 T e c h n o lo gy D r i v e, S u ite 30 1, E l g i n, IL 6 0 1 2 4
P hon e: 84 7-6 4 9

- 3 800 F a x : 84 7-6 4 9

- 37 60

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# Rohm and Haas Food and Drug Opinion

Name: ADCOT E 577



### Regulation Com p lies 

### Opinion
Date Limitations

21CF R 175.1 0 5 L 12/02/2005 ▪ SOLVENT M U ST BE COM P LET E LY EVA PORAT E D DU RING
DRYING AND CURING.

21CF R 177.1 3 9 5 A 12/02/2005 ▪ Adcote 57 7 a nd Adcote 577 B, us ed at a ratio of 100: 7, at 1.76 lb/ream, an d cured for 3 d a y s at room tempe r ature, ma y be used as
an ad hes ive la yer i n multil ami nate foo d pack agi ng materi als w i th

aqu eo us food typ e s w i th a fo o d cont act la yer of at least 2 mil of
LLDPE at co nd itions of use C throug h G in full compl i a n ce w i th the
Unite d States F edera l F ood, Drug, an d Cos m etic Act.



### Legend:

L Yes, this prod uct is cleared w i t h limitatio n s noted
N No, this prod u c t is not cleared
Y Yes, th is p r o d u c t is cleared

. A A f fir m ed as c o mp lian t b ase d o n mig r ation stu d i es.



### Regulations:

21CF R 175.1 0 5 A d h esi v e s 21CF R 177.1 3 9 5 L a min a te stru ctu r es fo r u s e at temp eratu r es b e t w een 120F an d 250F

Disclaimer: This information rel a te s sp ecifi c ally to this prod uct. We believe this informati on to be accu rate and
reliabl e as of this date.
We re com m end that ou r cu stome r s make thei r o w n dete r min a t ion on the su itability of this produ ct for their pa rticul a r appli c ation.
We can n o t guarante e that the indire ct food addi ti ves/food-co ntact statu s of this produ ct wi ll remain
unchan ged in definitely; therefore we recommen d that you perio dica lly verify its status.



### Name: COREACTANT T-8384



### Regulation Com p lies 

### Opinion
Date Limitations

21CF R 175.1 0 5 Y 06/08/2005



### Legend:

L Yes, this prod uct is cleared w i t h limitatio n s noted
N No, this prod u c t is not cleared
Y Yes, th is p r o d u c t is cleared

. A A f fir m ed as c o mp lian t b ase d o n mig r ation stu d i es.



### Regulations:

21CF R 175.1 0 5 A d h esi v e s



### Disclaimer:
This information rel a te s sp ecifi c ally to this prod uct. We believe this informati on to be accu rate and
reliabl e as of this date.
We re com m end that ou r cu stome r s make thei r o w n dete r min a t ion on the su itability of this produ ct for their pa rticul a r appli c ation.
We can n o t guarante e that the indire ct food addi ti ves/food-co ntact statu s of this produ ct wi ll remain
unchan ged in definitely; therefore we recommen d that you perio dica lly verify its status.

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