Material guide

Material selection guides

Compare material families, review documented product differences and plan application trials with VECNORA silicone and fluorochemical selection guides.

Start with the task your formulation or process needs to perform. Each guide connects material chemistry, the available catalog facts and practical evaluation questions to the relevant product pages.

Silicone elastomers: texture, carrier and film selection

Compare elastomer gels, wax-containing blends and emulsions by composition, oil-phase structure and the finish your formulation needs.

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Silicone fluids and emulsions: choosing the delivery route

Select neat fluids, functional silicones and aqueous emulsions by chemistry, viscosity, active content and application process.

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Silane coupling agents and silicates: chemistry-led selection

Distinguish amino, epoxy and other functional silanes from silicate binders; compare substrate, resin, hydrolysis and cure requirements.

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Personal-care silicones: select by formulation function

Build a purposeful silicone shortlist for skin care, hair care and colour cosmetics using carrier, texture, film and emulsification requirements.

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Silicone resins and waxes: film, structure and processing

Separate film-forming resins, resin powders and waxes; compare supplied form, carrier, functionality and the finished-film or texture requirement.

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Silicone surfactants and emulsifiers: select the right function

Distinguish cleansing, emulsification, wetting, spreading and foam control; match each silicone additive to the intended formulation and process.

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Coating additives: choose wetting, leveling and surface feel

Separate wetting, leveling, slip and foam control. Compare silicone and acrylate routes with a practical coating-panel evaluation plan.

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Silicone defoamers: compound, emulsion or powder?

Choose the supplied form and evaluate both foam knockdown and persistence in the actual process liquor, including deposits and downstream surface effects.

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Mold release agents and release-liner coatings

Distinguish mold demolding from adhesive-liner release. Compare supplied forms, substrate compatibility, cure, transfer and repeated-cycle performance.

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Water repellents for masonry, gypsum and coatings

Select siliconates, silane–siloxane concentrates or emulsions by substrate and process; evaluate water uptake, appearance and coating compatibility.

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Silicone rubber selection: molding, coating and sealing

Compare injection-molding LSR, coating grades, adhesive gel and fluorosilicone compounds by process and the finished article’s acceptance criteria.

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Fumed silica and silicone masterbatch: two formulation routes

Distinguish powder dispersion and rheology from polymer-carried silicone processing aids. Select silica surface chemistry or a compatible masterbatch carrier.

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Functionalized PFPE and fluorinated intermediates

Select PFPE end groups for coatings, additives and synthesis; distinguish reactive intermediates, emulsifiers and supplied concentrations.

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Fluorosurfactants for wetting, coatings and process applications

Compare ionic type, solids and carrier balance for coatings and cleaners, with separate routes for plating, oilfield fluids and greenhouse films.

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PFPE oils, vacuum pump fluids and grease

Select PFPE base oils, vacuum fluids and PTFE-thickened grease by viscosity, temperature, vapor pressure and the actual lubrication duty.

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Water and oil repellents for mineral surfaces and paper

Choose aqueous or solvent-based repellents by substrate, ionic compatibility, drying route and verified water-uptake and stain tests.

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Fluorosurfactants for firefighting foam development

Compare amphoteric foam ingredients by composition, concentration and documented surface tension, then qualify the complete foam formulation.

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Fluorinated cleaning, heat-transfer and vapor-phase fluids

Separate precision cleaning, circulating heat transfer and vapor-phase soldering, then compare grade-specific boiling, viscosity and thermal data.

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