FREKOTE HMT
Harmonization Code : 3403.19 | Lubricating Preparations (With 70% or More Petroleum Oils) For Automotive and Other Uses
Main features
- Hot-Mold Direct Application
- Standalone or Touch-Up Release
- Multiple Releases without Transfer Buildup
Product Description
LOCTITE® FREKOTE® HMT is a clear, solvent-based mold release agent formulated for application to hot mold surfaces from 60°C to 190°C. It can be used independently as a release system or as a touch-up coating over other compatible LOCTITE® FREKOTE® products. Applied by spraying or brushing, the liquid dries and cures rapidly at elevated mold temperatures. One light, uniform coat is used for touch-up, while four to six coats are recommended for initial standalone application. The treated mold surface can provide multiple releases per application without contaminating transfer or mold buildup.
Key features
- Hot-mold application: Formulated for mold surfaces operating from 60°C to 190°C.
- Rapid curing: Dries quickly and cures through solvent evaporation at elevated mold temperatures.
- Multiple releases: Continues to provide multiple releases after application under the documented process conditions.
- Flexible release-system use: Can be used independently or as a touch-up over other compatible LOCTITE® FREKOTE® products.
- Clean release behavior: Documented as producing no contaminating transfer or mold buildup.
Applications / Suitable for
- Touch-up of difficult-release areas on hot molds
- Mold surfaces operating between 60°C and 190°C
- Standalone hot-mold release-agent application
- Touch-up over compatible LOCTITE® FREKOTE® release systems
TDS, SDS & Technical Documents
Technical Specifications
General Properties
Thermal Properties
Additional Information
As-supplied / before-processing properties
Documented as-supplied characteristics and application conditions for LOCTITE® FREKOTE® HMT.
| Property | Value | Unit | Method / condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical form | Liquid | — | As supplied |
| Appearance | Clear liquid | — | Visual |
| Odor | Hydrocarbon | — | As supplied |
| Solvent system | Dibutyl ether, aliphatic hydrocarbon and aromatic hydrocarbon | — | Solvent carrier |
| Specific gravity | 0.78 ± 0.020 | — | Typical product value |
| Application temperature | 60–190 | °C | Hot mold surface; equivalent to 140–375°F |
| Shelf life | 2 | years | From date of manufacture; moisture-sensitive product |
After-processing / final-state properties
Documented characteristics of the applied and cured LOCTITE® FREKOTE® HMT release layer.
| Property | Value | Unit | Method / condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cured thermal stability | 400 | °C | Cured release layer; equivalent to 750°F |
| Release behavior | Multiple releases per application | — | Supplier-documented characteristic under recommended application conditions |
| Transfer behavior | No contaminating transfer | — | Documented product characteristic |
| Mold buildup | No mold buildup | — | Documented product characteristic |
