Property Summary and Application Guide

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Epoxy Pricing

Fillers for epoxy resins

Resin recommendations and quantities for Ian Farrier's- F41 - F36 - F9A & F9AX - F82R multihull designs.

Note: Applied Poleramic epoxies have been used to build more them 80 of Ian Farrier's multihull designs, including the 50 x F25C's built by Colorado Composites in the mid 90's.

A series of epoxy systems has been developed for composite boat construction and they have been used for many applications including commercial ferries, offshore racing powerboats, lightweight sailing yachts, competition kayaks and rowing shells.

Two resin styles are offered - Non toughened (ER) and Toughened (DR), which for simplicity use a common group of hardeners (EH).

Property Summary and Application Guide for the ER - Non toughened Epoxy Systems

Property Summary and Application Guide for the DR - Toughened Epoxy Systems

ER-2: A low viscosity resin for general purpose applications such as coating, gluing, filling and fairing.

ER-3: A cost effective low viscosity laminating resin offering high stiffness and compressive strength. It is suitable for use with glass Kevlar and Carbon fiber reinforcements for many structural applications such as hulls, decks and support structure.

ER-4: A very low viscosity, high performance and higher cost laminating resin for high end applications to maximize the laminates properties and reduce weight.

DR Toughened Epoxy Resins

DR-5: A low viscosity laminating resin producing higher fracture toughness and peel strength compared with conventional laminating epoxy resins. If also offers a superior bonding strength to core materials and is a good choice for repeatedly stressed structures such as high speed power boats.

DR-7: a higher viscosity version of DR-5 intended as a replacement when roller impregnation equipment is used.

DR-ADTX: A thick fibrous paste adhesive for applications when low sag and good gap filling qualities are required. Works well in bonding pre-made skins to honeycomb core.

EH Hardeners (For use with both ER and DR epoxy resins)

EH-101: A fast curing hardener for use on small hand laminated parts, gluing and fairing and repair applications.

EH-102: A slower curing hardener providing a 2-3 hour lay up time. A very good working cure is reached at room temperature (70F) overnight. A post cure of 3 hours at 160F is recommended to achieve full laminate properties, but not required for gluing filling and fairing applications.

EH-103: A long 8 hour open time hardener for laminating large parts. A working cure is achieved after 4 hours at 120F, with a further post cure of 4 hours at 170F to produce full properties.

EH-104: provides over 12 hours of working time and is especially suitable for the on going production of large components. This system requires a minimum of 2 hours at 140F to produce a working cure with a further 6 hours at 160F or 2 hours at 180F required for a full cure.

DH-AD: is a hardener especially for bonding applications and is typically used with DR-7 resin and DR-ADTX adhesive paste. This product also maximizes bond strengths to substraights made with polyester and vinylester resins.

Product data and safety sheets are available on request.

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Pricing per pound for ER & DR epoxy resins

Aerosil 200 or Cabosil (thixotropic modifier) - Unthickened epoxy resins are not suitable for use adhesives, as bond line control is difficult. Thixotropic modifiers are added to thicken the consistency of the epoxy, with little effect on its physical properties. Any consistency can be created depending on the amount of filler added. Hand mixing will create a cream through to a paste. High speed shear mixing will create a gel. If a dry paste is created, prewet the surfaces to be bonded with unthickened epoxy before applying the paste.

Glass Bubbles or Microspheres (Low density modifier) - thicken and reduce the density of the epoxy, (makes it easier to sand) producing a cream or paste suitable for bonding light weight core material, cosmetic filling, filleting and fairing applications. (The addition of 10% Aerocil 200 or Cabosil produces a smoother more stable consistancy) Low density modifiers reduce the cohesive and adhesive strength of the epoxy system, therefore are unsuitable for use in high strength bonds.

Phenolic Micro Balloons  - produce an easier to sand fairing material than Glass Bubbles or Microsphere, which is a benefit especially with large fairing applications. Micro Balloons are unsuitable for use in high strength bonds.

Filler consistency - The amount of filler to add to the epoxy is determined by the consistency required for the job at hand. In the case of fairing, higher filler loading equates to "easier sanding" of a fairing compound.

Please Note: Applied Poleramic does not supply these fillers. They can be purchased from composite materials distributors.