Epoxy-Curing-Agents-for-Fast-Cure

EpoxyCuringAgentsforFastCureCivilEngineeringApplicationsFacilityownersandapplicatorsoftendemandaquickreturntoservicewhenre-coatingorrepairingfacilitysurfaces,andcoatingformu-latorsneedtomeettheserequirements.AirProductscanhelp.Weofferformulatorsthemostcomprehensivelineoffastcureamine-basedepoxycuringagentsintheindustry.AFullLineofFastCureProductsHighlightedonthetableonthereversesidearesomeofthemodifiedaliphaticandmodifiedcycloaliphaticproductswerecommendwhenformulatingforrapidcureandpropertydevel-opmentatambientorlow-temperaturecondi-tions.Theseproductsoffergoodperformanceinanumberofcivilengineeringandcoatingapplications,includingindustrialanddecorativeflooring,concretecoatingsandadhesives,secondarycontainmentliningsandrepairmortars.Theproductscanalsobeusedasacceleratorsforotheramine-basedcuringagents.Formoredetailedinformationaboutourlatestfastcuredevelopments,seetheenclosedproductdatasheetsandtheproducttableonthereverseside.19889/Odorski5/15/01,12:41PM1©AirProductsandChemicals,Inc.,1999(19889)PrintedinU.S.A.Pub.No.125-9920ModifiedAliphaticsAncamine®1637LV2.56.5161,5008,35062661FairLowcost-in-use.DOTnoncorrosive.Ancamine17681.55.0102202,82025036PoorLowviscosity.Lowcost-in-use.Ancamine18561.83.593,00010,800540NTFairVerygoodcureunderdamp,low-temperatureconditions.Ancamine2089M2.05.0151002,540240101VeryGoodVerylowviscosity.Verygoodblushresistance.Ancamine22051.02.563,60045073PoorThefastestcureatambientandlowtemperatures.Ancamine24322.08.0273002,100346109GoodOutstandingchemicalresistance.Goodsettime/potlifebalance.Ancamine24812.78.5181,0004,470247119VeryGoodVerygoodfilmappearance.Lowcost-in-use.ModifiedCycloaliphaticsAncamine20744.514.032601,030150NTGoodLowviscosity.Lowcolor.Verygoodcolorstability.Ancamine23685.316.0322001,400252119GoodLowviscosity.Highstrengthandmodulus.Lowcost-in-use.Ancamine24233.59.5171,2004,280160126GoodExcellentorganicacidresistance.Lowcolor.Ancamine24893.010.032808601–244126VeryGoodVerylowviscosityandmixedviscosity.Goodsettime/potlifebalance.Lowcolor.Ancamine25053.513.0314952,900858129ExcellentExcellentblushresistance.Lowcost-in-use.AirProductsandChemicals,Inc.,PerformanceChemicalsDivision,7201HamiltonBoulevard,Allentown,PA18195-1501Tel:[phone]or610-481-6799,Fax:[phone],Web:’EpoxyCuringAgentsforFastCureCivilEngineeringandCoatingsApplications77°F40°FThinFilmThinFilmMixed77°FLowTemp.SetTimeSetTimeGelTimeViscosityViscosityColorUseLevelCure60°CureFilm(hr)(hr)(min)(cP)(cP)(Gardner)(phr)GlossAppearanceCommentsPerformancePropertiesandFastCureAnumberofproductperformancepropertiesarekeyindicatorsofaproduct’sfastcureability.Thinfilmsettime,forinstance,isanindicatorofthetimeneededforanappliedepoxytocurebeforeitcanbeputintoservice.Althoughgreatlyinfluencedbythechoiceofcuringagent,systemsettimealsodependsonfillersandadditivesaswellastheappliedthickness.Inaddition,settimeishighlytemperature-dependentandincreasesatlowertemperatures.Geltimeisanindicatorofpotlife,thetimetheapplicatorhastoapplytheformulatedproductaftermixing.Theactualpotlifeoftheformulatedepoxysystemdependsonthemodifiersandfillersadded,thesizeofthemixingcontainer,andthemixingtemperature.19889/Odorski5/15/01,12:41PM2