Waxes

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Waxes are an additive that can enhance the performance of inks or coatings. In particular, the addition of waxes can change slip, abrasion resistance and/or scratch resistance of the final ink, among other characteristics. Waxes can either be natural (carnauba, paraffin) or synthetic (polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyethylene, polyolefin, Fischer-Tropsch).

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