Technology Marketing highlights Armor-Mask APE 200 polymer elastomer formulation 

Technology Marketing Inc. (TMI, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.) launches the Armor-Mask APE 200 formulation, an advanced polymer elastomer for spray applications. The thin maskant coating provides a sealant barrier film to many substrates. Additional formulations for brush or roll applications are available.

The Armor-Mask state-of-the-art coatings, maskants and sealants are said to exhibit high-performance characteristics in harsh environments, with an ability to withstand temperature extremes of -34.4ºC to 204.4ºC (-30ºF to 400ºF with short excursions up to 500ºF) and resists attack from hundreds of corrosive chemicals and liquids. Specifically, Armor-Mask advanced polymer elastomers enable the quick application of a thin, chemically resistant, rubbery coating barrier. The APE 200 formulation typically requires fewer applied spray coats and resists corrosive liquids.

Armor-Mask product line applications include but are not limited to: 

• Equipment subjected to corrosive fluids and vapors.
• Metal substrates subjected to high-temperature airflow and chemical vapors.
• Composite mold tool vacuum sealant for aluminum, steel, Invar, epoxy-based composites, bismaleimide (BMI) composites and graphite or carbon-carbon composites.
• A sealant barrier to many substrates.
• Jet engine maintenance and other aerospace environment applications with exposure to jet fuel and hydraulic fluids.
• Acid-resistant coatings for industrial pumps and equipment housings.
• Use as a top coat for other elastomers to improve their chemical resistance.

TMI believes Armor-Mask offers countless benefits for its current and future consumer applications. According to Patrick McGill, TMI president, the product line has shown to be an effective spray coating sealant barrier on Rohacell structural foam core in a continuous, high-heat environment.