EPOTUF Product Code: Aliphatic Amidoamine Curing Agent

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1 April 2017 EPOTUF Product Code: Aliphatic Amidoamine Curing Agent DESCRIPTION EPOTUF is a low viscosity, aliphatic, amidoamine hardener for room temperature curing of EPOTUF epoxy resins. APPLICATIONS Electrical potting, encapsulation, and casting Adhesives Corrosion- and chemical-resistant coatings (especially for concrete) Flooring, patching compounds, and grouts Hand lay-up laminating and tooling Filament winding FEATURES Low viscosity Extremely versatile Wide range of mix ratios Reacts at room temperature, even in the presence of moisture Allows high pigment loading Resilient and impact resistant TYPICAL PROPERTIES Percent Solids, Weight 100 Viscosity at 25C, cps 550 Color, Gardner 10 max. Pounds per Gallon, Solution 7.9 Specific Gravity, 25/25C 0.95 approx. Mix Ratio, phr, 190 EEW Liquid Epoxy Amine Hydrogen Equivalent Weight, Theoretical 94 Pot Life with EPOTUF , Minutes at 25C, 100 Gram Mass STORAGE Store in a cool, dry place, preferably under 80F to ensure a useful shelf life of at least one year. SAFETY Read the EPOTUF Safety Data Sheet before handling, storing, or using this product P.O. Box Research Triangle Park, NC USA Swabia Court, Durham, NC USA

2 SUGGESTED FORMULATION Red Gloss Enamel EB-37620B Component A Lbs. Gals. Material EPOTUF Cyclohexanone Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Xylene Anti-Terra-U (1) Kronos 2160 (2) Wollastocoat 10 ES (3) Permanent Red FGR (4) Novoperm Red F5RK-A (4) Red Iron Oxide R5098D (5) TOTAL High-speed disperse to Hegman 6. Analysis: Pigment Volume Concentration, Percent Pigment/Binder Ratio 612 Spread at 1 Mil, Ft 2 per Gallon Percent Solids, Weight Percent Solids, Volume 8.33 Pounds per Gallon 525 VOC Grams per Liter 4.39 VOC Pounds per Gallon Suppliers: (1) BYK (4) Clariant (2) Kronos (5) Elementis (3) NYCO Corporation (6) Troy Corporation Component B EPOTUF Xylene Troykyd 366 Anti-Crater (6) TOTAL TOTAL COMPONENTS A + B 2

3 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE DATA EPOTUF Epoxy Resin Cured with Various Levels of EPOTUF Hardener EPOTUF Epoxy Resin, Parts by Weight EPOTUF Hardener, Parts by Weight Typical Properties of Epoxy Resin / Hardener Mix Viscosity, cps Typical Mechanical Properties of Unfilled Castings Cure Schedule 24 Hours at 25 C / 77 F + 2 Hours at 93 C / 200 F Hardness, Shore D 60/1 75/1 80/1 84/1 Heat Distortion Temperature, C / F 60 / / 153 Tensile Strength, psi Tensile Elongation, Percent Flexural Strength Yield, psi ,000 13,300 Flexural Modulus, psi Water Absorption, % Weight, 24hr at 25 C / 77 F TYPICAL PERFORMANCE DATA EPOTUF Epoxy Resin Cured with Blends of EPOTUF and Various Amine Hardeners EPOTUF Epoxy Resin, Parts by Weight EPOTUF Hardener, Parts by Weight EPOTUF Hardener, Parts by Weight EPOTUF Hardener, Parts by Weight EPOTUF Hardener, Parts by Weight EPOTUF Hardener, Parts by Weight Typical Properties of Epoxy Resin / Hardener Mix Viscosity at 25 C / 77 F, cps Gel Time at 25 C / 77 F, 100g in 4 oz. Paper Cup, Minutes* Peak Exotherm, C / F 182 / / / / / / / / 310 Cure in 10 Mil Film, Hours 3 3½ 4 3¼ 3½ 3¼ 3½ 4 4 4½ 6½ 7 7½ 8½ Typical Mechanical Properties of Unfilled Castings Cure Schedule 24 Hours at 25 C / 77 F + 2 Hours at 121 C / 250 F Hardness, Barcol, (2) Heat Distortion Temperature, C / F 62 / / / / / / / 135 Tensile Strength, Yield, psi (1) 9,000 6,500 6,400 2,400 (3) 9,900 8,500 9,200 7,500 Tensile Elongation, Yield, psi Flexural Strength, Yield, psi 15,600 11,000 11,600 2,900 16,900 14,700 16,400 13,300 Flexural Modulus, Yield, psi Impact Strength, Izod,Foot-Lbs per Inch Notch Compressive Strength, Yield, psi 13,300 10,400 12,000 19,900 13,600 12,100 13,200 10,800 Compressive Modulus, Yield, psi Compressive Deflection, Yield, Percent ~ Water Absorption, % Weight, 24hr at 25 C / 77 F *Gel time data should be taken only as a guide since exact data is highly dependent upon sample mass, container, temperature of the resin and hardener, and room temperature. Small differences in any of these factors will make a difference in the gel time of the resin/hardener mix. It is advisable, therefore, to determine gel time of the mix under actual working conditions. (1) Crosshead Speed, 0.05 per Minute (2) Shore D Hardness (3) Crosshead Speed, 0.2 per Minute (at 0.05 per Minute Tensile Strength 1,800 psi, Tensile Elongation 38%) 3

4 SUGGESTED FORMULATION High Solids Barrier Mastic Coating Using EPOTUF and Component A Lbs. Gals. Material EPOTUF Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Diisobutyl Ketone Wollastocoat 10 ES (1) Tronox CR-800 (2) Tixogel-EZ 200 (3) High-speed disperse to at least 5 N.S.: Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Nytal 300 (4) High-speed disperse to 3.5 N.S.: EPOTUF Micaceous Iron Oxide Xylene TOTAL Analysis: 85.5 Percent Solids, Weight 73.6 Percent Solids, Volume 12.6 Weight/Gallon, Pounds 1.32/1 Pigment to Binder, Weight Ratio 29.1 Pigment Volume Concentration, Percent 100/59 Epoxy to Curing Agent, Weight Ratio 1.83 VOC Pounds per Gallon 220 VOC Grams per Liter Suppliers: (1) NYCO Corporation (3) BYK (2) Tronox (4) R. T. Vanderbilt High-speed disperse until uniform. Component B EPOTUF Toluene Xylene TOTAL TOTAL COMPONENTS A + B 4

5 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE DATA Film Properties Combine Components A and B (2:1 by volume) approximately 1 hour prior to application. Spray unreduced. Viscosity, Seconds, #4 Zahn Cup 16 Pot Life, Hours >8 Dry Time, 7 MWFT, Set-to-Touch, Minutes 130 Tack Free, Hours 6-8 Through Dry, Hours EPOTUF Hardener EPOTUF Epoxy Resin Room temperature tensile strength, elongation, and flexural strength vs. hardener concentration with EPOTUF epoxy resin Typical Properties Based on 7-Day Ambient Cure 2 Coats of 6 Mils Each on Polished CRS Pencil Hardness F Gloss, 60 / 85 22/35 Impact Resistance, Forward 10 Adhesion, Crosshatch Polished CRS 100% Unpolished CRS 100% Aluminum 100% Intercoat 100% Humidity Resistance, QCT Cabinet Hours 1500 Blisters Corrosion Resistance, Salt Fog, 4 Mil Film Hours 1000 Scribe Blisters Scribe Corrosion Creep Scribe Rusting Field Blistering Field Rusting 5