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Desmodur N 3900
Characterization Desmodur N 3900 is a low-viscosity, aliphatic polyisocyanate resin based on
hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI).
It is used as the hardener for weather-stable coating systems.
Form supplied Form supplied is 100%.
Characteristic data
Property Value Unit of measurement Method
NCO content 23.5 ± 0.5 % by wt.
Viscosity at 23°C 730 ± 100 mPa∙s
Hazen color value ≤ 40
Monomeric HDI < 0.25 %
Other data*
Property Value Unit of measurement Method
Equivalent weight approx. 179
Flash point approx. 203 °C
Density approx. 1.15 g/cm
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*These values provide general information and are not part of the product specification.
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Desmodur N 3900
Solubility / thinnability Desmodur N 3900 is compatible with the following solvents: ethyl acetate,
butyl acetate, 1-methoxypropylacetate-2, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl
isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone, toluene, xylene, solvent naphtha 100 and
mixtures thereof.
Aliphatic hydrocarbons are not suitable as solvents.
Desmodur N 3900 should not be thinned to below a solids content of 40% by
weight. Prolonged storage of a solution with a lower solids content may result
in turbidity and sedimentation.
Compatibility Desmodur N 3900 can be mixed with the following Desmodur and
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Desmophen products:
Desmodur N 75, N 100, N 3200, N 3300, N 3390, N 3400, N 3600 and
Desmodur Z 4470; most polyester-based Desmophen products such as
Desmophen VP LS 2089, and with polyacrylates.
Properties / Applications Desmodur N 3900 is used to formulate high-solids systems for automotive
refinishing, transportation coating and plastics coating.
As with any product, use of Desmodur N 3900 in a given application must
be tested (including but not limited to field testing) in advance by the user to
determine suitability.
Handling instructions This product contains reactive HDI polyisocyanate/prepolymer and/or
monomeric HDI and should only be handled using appropriate protective
measures. Please review this product's Safety Data Sheet for a summary of
such protective measures. These products are suitable only for and should
only be sold for use by industrial or trade (commercial) professionals. These
products are not suitable for Do-It-Yourself applications.
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Desmodur N 3900
Storage Desmodur N 3900 should be stored in tightly sealed original containers and
protected from moisture, heat, and foreign materials. The product is sensitive
to moisture. Storage at higher temperatures will result in increase of color and
viscosity. Storage at significant lower temperatures will result in solidification.
This solidification is reversible by briefly heating the product without adversely
affecting the quality of the product. Recommended storage temperature is
0º-30ºC.
Storage time Desmodur N 3900 has a shelf life of nine months from date of receipt at
customer, provided the material is stored in sealed original containers at the
recommended storage temperature.
Other Information Desmodur
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and Desmophen
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are registered trademarks of the Covestro
Group.
Health and Safety Information Appropriate literature has been assembled which provides information
concerning the health and safety precautions that must be observed when
handling this product. Before working with this product, you must read
and become familiar with the available information on its risks, proper
use, and handling. This cannot be overemphasized. Information is available
in several forms, e.g., safety data sheets and product labels. For further
information contact your Covestro LLC representative or the Product Safety
and Regulatory Affairs Department in Pittsburgh, PA.
The manner in which you use and the purpose to which you put and utilize our products, technical assistance and information (whether verbal, written
or by way of production evaluations), including any suggested formulations and recommendations, are beyond our control. Therefore, it is imperative
that you test our products, technical assistance and information to determine to your own satisfaction whether our products, technical assistance and
information are suitable for your intended uses and applications. This application-specific analysis must at least include testing to determine suitability
from a technical as well as health, safety, and environmental standpoint. Such testing has not necessarily been done by us. Unless we otherwise agree
in writing, all products are sold strictly pursuant to the terms of our standard conditions of sale which are available upon request. All information and
technical assistance is given without warranty or guarantee and is subject to change without notice. It is expressly understood and agreed that you
assume and hereby expressly release us from all liability, in tort, contract or otherwise, incurred in connection with the use of our products, technical
assistance, and information. Any statement or recommendation not contained herein is unauthorized and shall not bind us. Nothing herein shall be
construed as a recommendation to use any product in conflict with any claim of any patent relative to any material or its use. No license is implied
or in fact granted under the claims of any patent.
Editor: Covestro LLC
1 Covestro Circle
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15205 Contact:
United States CA Single Point of Contact Office
www.covestro.com Tel. 412-413-3983
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