Name: LOCTITE ECI 8120
Brand: Henkel Corporation
SKU: LOCTITE ECI 8120

Main features

Screen-Printable Flexible Heater Ink
Self-Regulating Low-Voltage Heating
PET PEN and PI Printing

Product Description

LOCTITE ECI 8120 E&C is a one-component positive-temperature-coefficient carbon ink for screen-printed low-voltage heating elements. The thermoplastic paste is printable on PET, PEN, and PI and self-regulates around 105 deg C, with a maximum operating temperature of 110 deg C. A recommended drying cycle is 10 minutes at 140 deg C using hot air or infrared. After drying, the ink provides a PTC ratio of 15 and is intended for self-regulating printed-heater designs below 50 V.

Key features

Screen-printable PTC ink: Carbon-filled thermoplastic paste is designed for printed self-regulating heater elements.
Low-voltage self-regulation: Heater designs operate below 50 V and self-regulate around 105 deg C.
Flexible-film substrates: Printable on PET, PEN, and PI substrates.

Applications

Applications include screen-printed self-regulating low-voltage heating elements on PET, PEN, and PI films.

TDS, SDS & Technical Documents

Technical Specifications

General Properties

Appearance

Black paste

Density (g)

1.0 g/cm3

Solids

46 %

Thermal Properties

Operating Temperature

Max. 110 °C

Physical Properties

Thixotropic index

6.9

Viscosity

29,000 mPa.s

Additional Information

Technical properties

Undried / before-processing properties

Property	Value	Unit	Method / condition
Solids content	46	%	Typical; TGA; undried material
Density	1.0	g/cm^3	Typical; undried material
Viscosity	29,000	mPa s	Typical; rheometer; 25 deg C; 5 s^-1
Thixotropic index	6.9		Typical; 5/50 s^-1
Theoretical coverage	43	m^2/kg	Typical; 10 um coating thickness
Shelf life	365	days	Typical; 8 to 28 deg C