Silanes & Silicones for Coatings & Paints

		Silanes as adhesion promoters		Silanes as dispersion aids for fillers and pigments
		How to use a silane adhesion promoter?		Polyester modified silicone leveling agent
		Suggested adhesion promoters		Reactive silicones
		Silanes as crosslinkers		Substrate wetting agent
		Silanes as curing agents (hardeners)		Defoamer
		Silanes Selection Decision Tree		Anti-graffiti and easy-clean additives

As curing agents

Amino-functional silanes may be used as curing agents (hardeners) for epoxy and urethane functional resins (often silicone based resins are used). They have the additional advantage that the silanol groups also react with each other to form siloxane (Si-O-Si) bonds, a process known as condensation. This silane crosslinking can improve the strength and wear resistance of the coating due to the extreme stability of the Si-O-Si network.

Suggested Curing Agent

Resin Type	SiSiB SILANES	Chemical Name
Epoxy	SiSiB® PC1100 SiSiB® PC1110 SiSiB® PC1200	3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane 2-aminoethyl-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane
Polyurethane	SiSiB® PC1108 SiSiB® PC1951	bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)amine N-(n-butyl)-3-aminopropyl-trimethoxysilane