WATERFIN®

WATERFIN®

WATERFIN®

Product catalog summary
Product Overview: WATERFIN® is a lacquered foil by Alucoat designed for heat exchanger fins with hydrophilic properties. It prevents ice bridge formation by turning water droplets into a layer, allowing for smaller equipment design. The foil offers excellent finishing, high thermal conductivity, good drawability, and low density. It can achieve collar heights up to 12 mm depending on metal characteristics.
Product Variants:
  • WATERFIN® 100: High hydrophilic properties suitable for standard environments.
  • WATERFIN® 700: Combines high hydrophilic properties with strong corrosion resistance, ideal for industrial environments.
An alternative with pre-treatment coating is available to enhance corrosion resistance.
Applications: Suitable for heat exchangers in the food industry, HVAC systems, and vehicles such as cars, ships, and airplanes.
Product Specifications:
  • Supplied in reels up to 1,600 mm wide, with a core of steel or carton up to 500 mm, and a maximum weight of 6 tonnes.
  • Aluminium foil thickness ranges from 100 to 300 µm, with silica-based or silica-free lacquer on both sides.
  • Recommended alloys include EN AW 8011A, EN AW 8006, and EN AW 1100.
Technical Data:
  • Nature: Hydrophilic, silica-free.
  • Colors: Blue.
  • Wettability: UNE EN 546-4 A-B.
  • Adherence: ASTM D-3359 O.K.
  • Bending: ECCA 7 (0 ≤ T BEND ≤ 1) O.K.
  • Drawing: ECCA T6-ISO 1520 (5mm) O.K.
  • Curing Resistance to MEK: WATERFIN-100 > 10 d.r., WATERFIN-700 > 30 d.r.
  • Heat Resistance: 200ºC/5 min. and 190ºC/30 min. O.K.
  • Solvent Resistance: Weight loss < 1% for both TRICHLOROETHYLENE and PERCHLOROETHYLENE.
  • Corrosion Resistance: ASTM B117 (NaCl 5%/35ºC) up to 300 h for WATERFIN-100 and 1000 h for WATERFIN-700.
  • Contact Angle (distilled water): Initial < 10º.
  • Kesternich Test Resistance: ISO 3231 (0.2 l SO2) up to 5 cycles for WATERFIN-100 and up to 15 cycles for WATERFIN-700.
Disclaimer: Alucoat guarantees compliance with the specifications in the data sheet but does not accept responsibility for factors beyond their control.
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Catalog excerpts

WATERFIN®-1

WATERFIN® include the following range of products: WATERFIN® is the designation of Alucoat for the lacquered foil intended to be used for the production of fins for heat exchangers with hydrophilic properties. Its main advantages are: • Hydrophilic coatings specially developed by our technical department make the typical condensated water drop to become a layer avoiding the feasibility of ice bridges. It allows to produce smaller equipments. • Very good finishing, high thermal conductivity, good drawability and low density. • Collars height up to 12 mm could be obtained (depending of the thickness and characteristics of metal ). • WATERFIN® finishing has been developed to have highest possible resistance to scratches, assuring so that none of its other properties will be altered during fin production. • Studies performed by specialized independent organisms demonstrate that WATERFIN® does not favor the growth of micro-organisms. • WATERFIN® 100: with high hydrophilic properties it is the best choosing for standard environments. • WATERFIN® 700: Joins its high hydrophilic properties with a strong corrosion resistance that makes ideal for contaminated industrial environments. Also for all range of products an alternative with a pre-treatment coating is available that increases the corrosion resistance of the standard products. applications • Heat exchangers for food industry. • Heating and air conditioning systems for buildings. • Heat exchangers for cars, ships and airplanes. Alucoat supplies its product WATERFIN® in reels of wide until 1.600 mm, with core of steel or carton of up to 500 mm and maximum weight of 6 tonnes.

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WATERFIN®-2

Product description: Aluminium foil from 100 to 300 µm with silica based or silica free lacquer for both sides. • Silica based or silica free lacquer • Aluminium Alloy 8011,8006,1100 • Thickness: 100-300 μm Recommended alloys: EN AW 8011A, EN AW 8006, EN AW 1100 (according to European Standards (EN 573-3)) • Silica based or silica free lacquer Customer can specify its needs in order to choose the best thickness, alloy and temper of the metal. technical data Property Hydrophilic Silica free Heat resistance Corrosion Resistance (Neutral Salt Spray) Contact angle (distilled water) Kesternich Test...

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