Avient K2915 ASI Curable Reducer - 5 Gallon
Efficient curable plastisol ink reducer designed to lower viscosity and improve ink flow and printability while maintaining normal cure characteristics when used at recommended addition levels.
Characteristics
Avient K2915 ASI Curable Reducer is a specialty plastisol ink additive formulated to reduce ink viscosity and improve flow characteristics for easier, more consistent screen printing. It provides printers with a convenient way to adjust thicker plastisol inks to achieve the desired printing consistency without unnecessarily changing the ink system.
K2915 ASI Curable Reducer is highly effective at relatively low addition levels. An addition of approximately 5% by weight can reduce the viscosity of most plastisol inks by approximately 25%, helping improve ink flow through the screen and making difficult-to-print inks easier to work with.
When added at recommended levels, ASI Curable Reducer is designed to maintain the normal cure temperature of the plastisol ink. This makes it useful for production environments where viscosity adjustments are needed without significantly changing established curing parameters.
The reducer should be added gradually and mixed thoroughly into the plastisol ink until the desired viscosity is achieved. Because excessive reducer can affect the performance of the finished ink, additions greater than 10% by weight are not recommended and may reduce opacity and bleed resistance or affect curing characteristics.
Packaged in a 5-gallon container, Avient K2915 ASI Curable Reducer is well suited for professional screen printing operations that regularly adjust plastisol ink viscosity for production.
- Curable reducer for plastisol screen printing inks
- Designed to reduce plastisol ink viscosity
- Improves ink flow and printing characteristics
- Approximately 5% by weight can reduce viscosity by approximately 25%
- Effective at relatively low addition levels
- Helps make thicker plastisol inks easier to print
- Maintains normal ink cure temperature when used at recommended levels
- Can help improve ink handling during production
- Mixes directly into compatible plastisol inks
- Suitable for professional textile screen printing
- 5-gallon container for production environments
- Stir the plastisol ink thoroughly before adding reducer.
- Add K2915 gradually while mixing to avoid over-reducing the ink.
- Measure reducer additions by weight for greater consistency and repeatability.
- An addition of approximately 5% by weight can reduce the viscosity of most plastisol inks by approximately 25%.
- Thoroughly mix the reducer into the ink before evaluating the final viscosity.
- Use only the amount necessary to achieve the desired printing characteristics.
- Do not exceed 10% by weight, as excessive additions may reduce opacity and bleed resistance or affect curing characteristics.
- When used at recommended levels, the reducer should not alter the normal cure temperature of the plastisol ink.
- Always perform a production test after modifying an ink to confirm printability, opacity, bleed resistance, and cure performance.
