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# A D C O T E TM 51 8/C o r e a c t a n t T

- 8384

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r e qu i r e d

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w h e r e en h a nc ed a d h e s i o n a n d h e a t r e s i s t an c e i s ne ed ed

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m a y r e s u l t i n a c l ou dy m i x t u r e.

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# P A C K AG IN G AN D

C O NVE R T I NGSafety , 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 o r 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 518 adh esive causing inadequate

cure.

Adcote 518 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 35 - 40 % 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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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

Produc t Na me: A DCOT E (T M) 518

Re gula t ion Nu mbe r Co mp lies Limita tions Opin ion Date

21CF R 175.1 0 5 L 1 Mar 01, 200 0

Le ge nd:

L Yes, this prod u c t is cleared w i th limitatio ns a s noted.

Limitations:

1 SOLVENT MU ST BE COMPLET E LY EVAP ORAT ED DURING

DRYING AND CURING.

Re gula t ions :

21CF R 175. 1 0 5 A DHESIVES

Disclaime r:
T h is informatio n relates sp ecif icall y to this pr oduct. W e beli e ve this

informati on to be accur a te an d reli abl e as of this date.

W e recommen d that our customers make th eir o w n determ i nati on o n
the suitab ilit y o f this product fo r their partic u l a r app licati on.
W e cannot g u a r antee that the indi r e ct food a dditiv e s/food-c ontact status of this product w i ll rema in unc ha nge d i ndefi n itel y; ther efore w e

recomme nd th at y o u peri o d i c a ll y verif y its status.

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## Rohm and Haas Food and Drug Opinion

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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