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Novolac/Bisphenol F Resin Blend
Property Comparison
EPON鈩? Resins 160, 161 or EPIKOTE鈩? Resin 862 with
EPIKURE 鈩? Curing Agents 3300 or 3387
Introduction EPON鈩? Resin 161 is a multifunctional epoxidized phenolic novolac resin that combines
relatively low viscosity with good thermal stability and chemical resistance. The viscosity
of EPON Resin 161 can be substantially reduced by blending it with EPIKOTE鈩? Resin 862,
a Bisphenol F epoxy resin, with a minimal sacrifice of physical properties and chemical and
solvent resistance. The effects on physical properties and chemical and solvent resistance
for several blends of EPON Resin 161 and EPIKOTE Resin 862 are illustrated below. Use in the
intended application should be carefully evaluated.
Features 鈥? Tailorable viscosity
鈥? Retained mix ratio and potlife
鈥? Excellent chemical resistance
Suggested Uses 鈥? Solvent free industrial flooring
鈥? Chemically resistant coatings and solvent free tank linings
鈥? Molding, electrical potting, and encapsulation compounds
鈥? Higher Tg solvent free processed laminates
EPIKURE鈩?
E P I KOT E 鈩? EPON鈩? EPI-REZ鈩? H E LOX Y 鈩? C A R D U R A鈩? V E O VA鈩?
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Typical Properties EPON鈩? Resin 161 EPIKOTE鈩? Resin 862
Viscosity at 25 掳C, cP 18,000-28,000 2,500-4,500
1
Color 2 2 max. 2 max.
Density,3 lb/gal 10.0 9.9
Weight per epoxide 4 169-178 166-177
ASTM D2196 (Brookfield Viscometer Small Sample Adapter, about 10 grams).
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ASTM D1544 (Gardner Color Scale).
2
Weight per Gallon Cup.
3
Determination of Epoxide content of EPON鈩? Resins by Titration with Perchloric Acid by ASTM D-1652-97.
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Typical Handling
Figure 1/ Effect of EPIKOTE鈩? Resin 862 Concentration on the Viscosity of EPON鈩? Resin 161
Properties
25000
20000
Average Viscosity at 25 掳C
15000
10000
5000
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Percent EPIKOTE鈩? Resin 862 Blended with EPON鈩? Resin 161
Typical Cured State Table 1 shows typical mechanical and chemical resistance properties for blends of EPON
Properties Resin 161 and EPIKOTE Resin 862 when cured with EPIKURE Curing Agent 3387. EPON Resin
160 is included for comparison. Table 2 shows typical mechanical and chemical resistance
properties for blends of EPON Resin 161 and EPIKOTE Resin 862 when cured with EPIKURE
Curing Agent 3300.
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Typical Cured State
Table 1/ Physical Properties of EPON鈩? Resin 161/EPIKOTE鈩? Resin 862 Blends Cured with
Properties (cont.)
EPIKURE鈩? Curing Agent 33871 (EPON Resin 160 is included for comparison)
A B C D E F
COMPOSITION
EPON鈩? Resin 160, pbw 100 鈥? 鈥? 鈥? 鈥? 鈥?
EPON Resin 161, pbw 鈥? 100 90 60 30 0
EPIKOTE鈩? Resin 862, pbw 鈥? 鈥? 10 40 70 100
EPIKURE鈩? Curing Agent 3387, pbw 53 53 53 53 53 53
HANDLING PROPERTIES
Resin viscosity at 25 掳C,2 cP 41,500 22,910 18,525 10,900 6,250 3,500
Resin system viscosity at 25 潞C, cP 4,160 3,520 3,050 2,380 1,800 1,275
Gel time, 100 g mass, minutes at RT 18.5 18.4 18.5 18.0 18.1 18.4
CURED STATE PROPERTIES
Tensile strength,3 psi 8,053 7,947 7,321 6,941 6,560 6,475
Tensile modulus 3 x 10 6, psi 0.513 0.524 0.526 0.501 0.515 0.501
Tensile elongation,3 % 8.5 9.3 9.2 10.1 9.4 8.0
Hardness,4 Durometer D, 24 hours 84 84 82 83 83 82
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE PROPERTIES5
DI Water
24 hours 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
7 days 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
28 days 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0
5% Acetic acid
24 hours 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
7 days 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6
28 days 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3
50/50 Xylene/IPA
24 hours - 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 0.0
7 days 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7
28 days 0.2 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.8 3.2
Acetone
24 hours 7.5 8.5 9.0 10.0 12.6 15.7
7 days DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED
All formulations cured 7 days at room temperature.
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ASTM D2196 (Brookfield Viscometer 鈥? Small Sample Adapter, about 10 grams).
2
ASTM D638 (Tensile Properties of Plastics).
3
ASTM D2240.
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Values reported as percent weight gain (3 inch x 1 inch x 0.125 inch specimens) after immersion at 23 掳C.
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Typical Cured State
Table 2/ Physical Properties of EPON鈩? Resin 161/EPIKOTE鈩? Resin 862 Blends Cured with
Properties (cont.)
EPIKURE鈩? Curing Agent 33001
A B C D
COMPOSITION
EPON鈩? Resin 161, pbw 100 90 15 0
EPIKOTE鈩? Resin 862, pbw 0 10 85 100
EPIKURE鈩? Curing Agent 3300, pbw 24.8 24.8 24.4 24.4
HANDLING PROPERTIES
Resin viscosity at 25 掳C,2 cP 22,910 17,350 4,150 3,500
Resin system viscosity at 25 潞C, cP 鈥? 鈥? 鈥? 鈥?
CURED STATE PROPERTIES
Heat deflection temperature,3 掳C 133 134 123 117
Tg,4 掳C 154 鈥? 鈥? 134
Tensile strength,5 psi 11,400 11,800 11,300 11,032
Tensile modulus 5 x 10 6, psi 0.450 0.450 0.450 0.450
Tensile elongation,5 % 4.0 4.5 4.3 8.3
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE PROPERTIES6
DI Water
24 hours 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
7 days 鈥? 0.4 0.4 0.3
28 days 鈥? 0.9 0.8 0.7
5% Acetic acid
24 hours 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
7 days 鈥? 0.4 0.4 0.3
28 days 鈥? 0.9 0.9 0.7
50/50 Xylene/IPA
24 hours 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1
7 days 鈥? 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.2
28 days 鈥? - 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.2
Acetone
24 hours 鈥? 0.2 0.3 鈥?
7 days 鈥? 1.1 2.1 鈥?
28 days 鈥? 4.0 7.3 鈥?
Methylene chloride
24 hours 鈥? 5.9 9.8 鈥?
7 days 鈥? 31.6 61.4 鈥?
28 days 鈥? Destroyed Destroyed 鈥?
Cured 90 minutes at 180 掳F, followed by 90 minutes at 300 掳F. ASTM D4065 (Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Plastics).
1 4
ASTM D2196 (Brookfield Viscometer 鈥? Small Sample Adapter, about 10 grams). ASTM D638 (Tensile Properties of Plastics).
2 5
ASTM D648 (Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load in the Values reported as percent weight gain (3 inch x 1 inch x 0.125 inch specimens)
3 6
Edgewise Position). after immersion at 23 掳C.
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