Introduction
CASE chemicals, also known as CASE materials are important to all facets of global industrial and consumer product manufacturing. The CASE chemicals category are made up of coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers, all of which provide performance, protection, operation, and strength and durability to support and broad range of industries like building and construction, automotive, aerospace, packaging, and marine environments. The formulations and varieties of CASE chemicals are diverse as manufacturers constantly innovate new products to support the evolving automotive market for EVs, nano and electrocoatings, anti-corrosion coatings, low VOC innovations – and that’s just in coatings. The other CASE categories are practically endless in support of finish, texture, longevity, protection, or adhesion.
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Optimize Process Conditions of Resins and Composites
Epoxy resins, in the category of CASE chemicals and materials, are not only used for moisture barrier applications, but they are also commonly used for adhesive purposes.
Speciation of Hexavalent Chromium in Children's Toys According to EN 71-3 Category II with the NexSAR HPLC-ICP-MS
This method shows the measurement of hexavalent chromium in various toy materials in accordance with method EN 71-3 Category II, leveraging unique capabilities of the NexSAR™ Inert HPLC coupled to NexION® ICP-MS.
Confirmation of the Presence of Styrene Butadiene Resin (SBR) Polymer in Drywall Primer Applications
This study combines FT-IR and TGA analysis of vapor barrier primers to demonstrate a powerful analytical method for confirming the presence or absence of a styrene butadiene resin in primers.
Effect of Saline on Epoxy Resin Paint Run in Tension Geometry
This application note highlights the technique of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) for the analysis of the α (Tg) relaxation of epoxy resin paint samples, where resins were used as a corrosion inhibitor coating for marine applications.
Green Building Materials Analysis with UV/Vis-NIR and Infrared Analytical Solution
This webinar introduces “Green Building Concepts” and highlights the key factors towards achieving simple green building materials analysis with UV/Vis-NIR and infrared analytical solutions.
Mechanical Properties of Films and Coatings
DMA is used to investigate the stiffness of materials by applying mechanical stress to a film or coated polymer. The parameters are used to evaluate glass transitions, degree of crystallinity and stiffness behavior of the sample.
Curing of an Optical Adhesive by UV Irradiation in the DSC 8000
This application note describes how Photo-DSC using power compensation technique, is a powerful tool for studying and quantitatively characterizing optically curing materials.
Use of DSC, DMA and TG-GC/MS in the Study of Epoxy Materials
This work highlights the characterization of epoxy materials by Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and measures considerable weight loss after curing. This case study demonstrates a set of three epoxies used in an electronic assembly.
Use of the STA 8000 Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer for Melt Analysis of Alloys
This application note describes how the PerkinElmer STA 8000 analyzer is used to accurately analyze melting characteristics of two high temperature melting systems, including iron-nickel alloys which require oxygen exclusion.
Other CASE Chemicals Testing Methods
Use of FT-IR to Characterize and Monitor the Curing of Sealants
Sealants have a wide range of commercial and industrial applications often requiring highly specialized formulations for the different environments they may be used in, such as extreme temperature environments.
Evaluation of Epoxy Quality by Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
This application brief demonstrates that common epoxies can be effectively analyzed by GC/MS-HS as well as the identification and quantitation of the off-gasing that occurs.
Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Wallpapers Using ATD-GCMS
This method identifies potential levels of 35 target VOCs in wallpaper samples, using PerkinElmer TurboMatrix™ 650 ATD and Clarus® SQ8 GC/MS, with results and methodology introduced in this study.
Better Characterization of Hot Melt Adhesives Using the Double Furnace DSC
Characterization of the thermal properties of EVA copolymers and hot melt adhesives is important for process/product improvement and QA. This method describes how DSC’s rapid heating and cooling delivers great characterization of hot melt adhesives.
Time Resolved FT-IR Analysis of Cyanoacrylate Curing using Spectrum 3 FT-IR
This application describes how our FT-IR with Universal Attenuated Total Reflectance (UATR) is used to measure the change in spectral information for rapid curing resins like cyanoacrylates, also known as super-glues.
Time-Resolved FTIR studies of Adhesives and Paints
Paints and adhesives, although dissimilar materials with different purposes, have a commonality that they are typically liquid phase starting materials that end up as solid materials after a drying or curing period.