LUMIFLON® FEVE resin technology is used in coatings that protect metal, plastic, concrete, cement fiber board, composites, and wood substrates against degradation and moisture intrusion. The FEVE polymer is a platform chemistry that is supplied in various forms including solvent based liquid for easy application, water based resins for low VOC and low odor coatings, and a flake for sustainable powder coatings. Download our Architectural Market E-book.
Metal Extrusions (Windows/Curtain Wall/Storefronts)
Aluminum extrusions are used to construct some of the most iconic structures around the globe. Protecting the aluminum from corrosion is critical. LUMIFLON LF710F is a FEVE flake resin that is used to formulate powder coatings. Powder coatings are electrostatically sprayed on aluminum extrusions (and sometimes even steel) that are used to create windows, storefronts, and curtain walls.
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- Read case studies featuring Curtain Walls
Architectural Panels (ACM/MCM/Single Skin/Metal Sheet)
Architectural panels are a convenient, light- weight façade choice for many low and mid- rise buildings. The traditional ACM/MCM panel is engineered as a “sandwich” of two layers of thin- gage aluminum that has a polymer, often fire- retardant core. The exterior aluminum is coated using a coil- coating process with coatings based on solvent grade LUMIFLON resins for finishes that have superior color and gloss retention. Various grades of LUMIFLON, including LF600X, LF552, and LF200 can be used. Because LUMIFLON FEVE resins are transparent and inherently high gloss, they are excellent choices for bright, bold colors and metallics that pop. These grades can also be used in convential spray applied coatings for use on single skin or aluminum sheet panels as well.
- Read more about LUMIFLON Solvent Based Coatings
- Read case studies featuring ALPOLIC, Alucobond or Aluminum Composite Material
Plastic and Composite Building Materials
LUMIFLON FEVE resin chemistry allows for use in coatings that cure at ambient or low temperatures. This is important for use over heat- sensitive substrates like vinyl and fiberglass. Solventbased and waterbased FEVE resins may be used to create highly weatherable coatings for vinyl and fiberglass building materials that allow for a cure process that meets the specific needs of these sensitive substrates.
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Wood and Cement Fiberboard
The various grades of LUMIFLON FEVE resins offer a wide- range of choices for coatings that can be used over porous substrates. Coatings made with LUMIFLON FEVE liquid coatings are used on fiber cement facades around the world.
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LUMIFLON Architectural Grade Typical Properties
| Grade | LF200 | LF200F | LF552 | LF600X | LF710F | LF910LM | LF916F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Features | Moderate Molecular Weight | solid resin for low VOC/HAPS- free coatings | Moderate Molecular Weight for coil coatings | High Molecular Weight | High Tg resin for powder coatings | Low Molecular Weight | solid resin for low VOC/HAPS- free coatings |
| Resin Properties | |||||||
| Tg (°C/°F) | 35/95 | 35/95 | 20/68 | 20/68 | 51/125 | 37/99 | 34/93 |
| OH Value, mg KOH/g polymer | 52 | 52 | 52 | 57 | 51 | 102 | 101 |
| Solids by Weight, % | 60 | >98 | 40 | 50 | >99 | 66 | >99 |
| Specific Gravity, 25°C | 1.12 | – | – | 1.08 | 1.40 | 1.16 | – |
| Solvent | Xylene | None | aromatic hydrocarbon and cyclohexanone | xylene | None | Xylene | None |
Xenon test of white enamels
Weathering of LUMIFLON
Natural exposure test on LUMIFLON Miami, Florida (ASTMG7)
