AquaEC™

Electrocoats Europe, Middle East & Africa

Axalta’s electrocoats are high-performance products that are formulated to provide reliable mechanical strength and superior corrosion protection. Each is waterbased, and therefore helps support environmental goals, and is formulated to ensure superior performance over a variety of substrates including hot rolled steel, cold rolled steel, galvanized steel, aluminum and magnesium. We offer a variety of e-coat formulations including lead-free and tin-free products, low VOC and HAPS-free systems, and formulations with special benefits such as improved edge protection, low temperature bake capability and improved throw power.

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You want excellent colour matching, a high first-run-OK rate, easy application, a perfect final appearance and superior control of the coating process at the lowest possible consumption rate? With the Axalta AquaEC™ range of lead-free electrocoats, you’ll get it.

Automotive Components

The automotive industry sets high performance standards for the corrosion, chemical and mechanical resistance of a multitude of parts, from cabs to bolts and screws. Our AquaEC™ range of tin-free electrocoats offers the necessary performance coupled with extra benefits such as anti-squeak properties for seat applications, and curing temperatures ranging from low- to high-bake.

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AquaEC™, our electrocoat range, has excellent mechanical properties and chemical resistance and offers superior corrosion protection. This product is particularly valuable to prevent corrosion on parts with sharp edges.

A smooth surface finish thanks to its wide application window and high contamination resistance. AquaEC™ is available as an anodic and cathodic technology.

Types of applications: heat exchangers, washing machine, air conditioners, radiators

AquaEC™, our electrocoat range, has excellent mechanical properties and chemical resistance and offers superior corrosion protection. This product is particularly valuable to prevent corrosion on parts with sharp edges.

A smooth surface finish thanks to its wide application window and high contamination resistance. AquaEC™ is available as an anodic and cathodic technology.

Types of applications: heat exchangers, washing machine, air conditioners, radiators

AquaEC™, our electrocoat range, has excellent mechanical properties and chemical resistance and offers superior corrosion protection. This product is particularly valuable to prevent corrosion on parts with sharp edges.

A smooth surface finish thanks to its wide application window and high contamination resistance. AquaEC™ is available as an anodic and cathodic technology.

Types of applications: heat exchangers, washing machine, air conditioners, radiators

General Metal Finishing

Manufacturers of furniture and fixtures want to know that their products are reliably protected against corrosion, and chemical and mechanical attack. The products must also maintain their gloss levels and colour. With our range of spray coatings and AED and AquaEC™ lead-free electrocoats, and our tin- and lead-free EC range, Axalta supplies the industry with customised colours and superior UV resistance for a variety of substrates.

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Cathodic electrocoats

AquaEC™ 3000

AquaEC™ 3000 is a family of two pack epoxy-based primers, preferred by many manufacturers of automotive parts and automotive accessories, electric housings, switch gear and computer components. It offers excellent mechanical properties, good chemical resistance and superior corrosion protection. 

AquaEC™ 3000 AS / AquaEC™ 3000 AM

AquaEC™ 3000 AS is an AntiSqueak (AS) version. It has anti-squeak properties, developed specifically for the automotive seat sector. Due to the low friction coefficient, noise caused by the metal and plastic in car seats is eliminated. Due to its low stoving temperature (10 min 150 ºC metal temperature) it is possible, for example, to coat metal parts that incorporate plastic components, which cannot be cured above 150°C. 15 -19 µm of material applied to iron phosphate substrates or thin layer pre-treatment comply with all subcontractors’ specifications of the German automotive seat industry.

AquaEC™ 3500 EP

Axalta‘s new generation of cathodic electrocoat is a major leap forward in edge corrosion protection. Rather than reinvent the wheel, it builds on the benefits of our renowned AquaEC™ 3000 series. Consequently, it’s a tin-free product with no toxic heavy metals, having the economical and sustainable benefits to work at a low curing temperature. By formulating it at lower dry film density, AquaEC™ 3500 EP offers additional efficiency advantages, meaning lower material consumption.

AquaEC™ 5000

AquaEC™ 5000 is a family of single layer cathodic e-coat primers based on acrylic resins that are highly UV resistant. They have been specially developed to provide excellent coverage on the first run. Their long-term weathering resistance, mechanical properties, and powerful corrosion protection, make these e-coats ideally suited for bulk coating of outdoor equipment. As with all of Axalta’s e-coats, AquaEC™ 5100 and AquaEC™ 5500 are environmentally responsible and HAPS compliant due to their lead-free, water-based formulations.

AquaEC™ 2600 EP

AquaEC™ 2600 EP, formerly known as CorMax™ VIEP, is an epoxy-based electrocoat chosen for many automotive, heavy-duty equipment, and general industrial parts and components, especially where superior edge corrosion resistance is needed, such as frames. It offers excellent mechanical properties, good chemical resistance and superior corrosion protection. AquaEC™ 2600EP has a long history of outstanding performance and has a proven track record of over 25 years. It is available in single or two component paint feeds.

AquaEC™ 6100

The AquaEC™ 6100 series is our latest generation in epoxybased electrocoats. It offers all the advantages of the AquaEC™ 2600 EP and AquaEC™ 3000 AM products, with improved throw power, best in class corrosion protection, lower cure temperature, and better edge protection, all in a completely tin-free technology. It was developed to meet all epoxy electrocoat specifications and recent environmental challenges, such as REACH, which require tin-free chemistries in a low cure, automotive approved product. It is available in various colors and as a conductive primer in a two-coat e-coat system. It is available in both single or two component paint feeds.

AquaEC™ 6100 SCP

The first coat or primer in the two-coat system is a conductive version of AquaEC™ 6100 that provides optimum corrosion protection for the system, not achievable in a single-coat acrylic technology. It is a lead-free, tin-free, HAPs compliant primer with all the accolades of the regular AquaEC™ 6100 single coat product, including improved throw power, lower cure temperature and better edge corrosion protection.

Anodic electrocoats

AquaEC™ A200

AquaEC™ A200 is a 1K polybutadiene primer. Its excellent levelling and good corrosion protection means this primer can be used as a universal system for coating bulk series of one colour. It is suitable for steel, iron and cast-iron parts, as well as aluminium components after pre-treatment. As it is lead- and chrome-free, it leads to savings on waste-water disposal.

AquaEC™ A400 - A600

AquaEC™ A400 is a 1K polyester single coat system while AquaEC™ A600 is the 2K version. Both come with excellent colour stability, mainly used for coating household goods and steel furniture. It is especially suitable for radiators and other interior objects with a complex shape because it offers outstanding throwing power and excellent colour retention on a wide range of substrates. Applied as a thin, single-layer decorative coating, AquaEC™ A400 provides good corrosion protection and water resistance for interior applications. 

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Sustainability, Together

As a leading global supplier of liquid, electrocoat and powder coatings to a range of industrial sectors, Axalta's Industrials business is striving to become a force for positive change by driving the sustainability agenda throughout its value chain on its transition to net zero. The 'Sustainability, Together' campaign seeks to inspire a sustainability revolution within the global industrial paint and coatings sector, amid increasingly higher environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards and expectations.

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