Epoxy Resins

Epoxy Resins

AP 1075

A solvent-type epoxy resin based on bisphenol A and epichlorohydrin, offering excellent resistance to corrosion, acids, alkalis, and water. It is widely used in protective coatings for marine, pipelines, oil refineries, and metal surfaces.

Properties:
  • Low Viscosity: Facilitates easy application and good penetration into substrates like concrete.
  • Good Flexibility and Toughness: Offers enhanced resilience and resistance to mechanical impact and shock.
  • Long Working Pot Life: Allows for more extended working times before the resin cures, making it suitable for large projects.
  • Excellent Adhesion: Bonds well to a variety of substrates, especially concrete, ensuring durability and a long-lasting finish.
  • Good Water and Corrosion Resistance: Protects surfaces from moisture and chemical damage.
  • Curing Under Humid Conditions: Cures effectively even in damp environments, broadening application possibilities.
  • Low Shrinkage: Minimizes contraction during the curing process, leading to dimensional stability.
Applications:
  • Industrial Floors: Ideal for high-traffic areas in industrial facilities, warehouses, and manufacturing plants.
  • Automotive Surfaces: Used for surfaces and primers in the automotive industry, providing durability and resistance.
  • Heavy-Duty Equipment: Can be used as a protective coating for heavy machinery and equipment.
  • Concrete and Other Surfaces: Effective for protecting and enhancing concrete, metal, and stone surfaces.

KER 3001 X 75

A high-viscosity, low-molecular-weight solution-type epoxy resin (75% in xylene), designed for ambient-cure coatings. It offers excellent adhesion and durability, making it ideal for paints, civil engineering, and architectural applications

Properties:
  • State: It is a 75% solution of a high-molecular weight liquid epoxy resin in xylene.
  • Epoxy Equivalent Weight (EEW): The solution has a high epoxy content, with a typical EEW in the range of 450-500 g/eq for the neat resin.
  • Viscosity: The KER 3001-X-75 is a high-viscosity resin.
  • Non-Volatile Content: It is a non-volatile solution.
  • Curing: It cures at room temperature with polyamine or polyamide curing agents, and can also be force-dried.
  • Solvent: It is dissolved in xylene, an organic solvent.
Applications:
  • Protective Coatings: Used in solvent-borne two-pack coatings for the protection of metal and concrete in marine, industrial, and heavy-duty applications.
  • Architectural & Civil Engineering: Its use extends to paints, civil engineering, and architectural applications.
  • Modifier in Stoving Enamels: Can also be used to modify stoving enamels based on acrylic or alkyd/melamine resin systems.
  • Other Applications: The underlying KER 3001 solid resin is also used in applications like printed circuit boards (PCBs) and molded parts.

KER 828

A medium-viscosity liquid epoxy resin made from bisphenol A and epichlorohydrin, offering excellent mechanical strength, chemical resistance, and suitability for coatings, adhesives, and composites

Properties:
  • Composition: A bisphenol-A and epichlorohydrin-based liquid epoxy resin.
  • Viscosity: Medium viscosity.
  • Diluent: Contains no diluent.
  • Resilience: Exhibits good resistance to filler settling and good wetting with pigments.
  • Durability: Offers excellent chemical and mechanical resistance.
  • Electrical Properties: Suitable for electrical and electronic applications due to its inherent properties.
  • Crystallization: Can crystallize in cold conditions.
Applications:

KER 828 is used in a variety of industries and products, including:

  • Paints and Coatings: For solvent-free, high-solids, and room-temperature curing paints and coatings.
  • Construction: As a component for flooring compounds, mortars, grouts, and other building materials.
  • Adhesives: Suitable for industrial adhesive applications.
  • Composites: Used as a binder for laminating applications, particularly in the electrical and electronics sectors.
  • Electrical and Electronics: As a potting agent and for fabricating laminates for electrical devices.

SM 828

A clear, undiluted bisphenol-A/epichlorohydrin-based liquid epoxy resin widely used as a general-purpose resin. It offers excellent adhesion, electrical insulation, and chemical resistance, making it ideal for coatings, adhesives, laminates, and composite applications

Properties:
  • Appearance: Clear liquid.
  • Mechanical Strength: Excellent in the cured state.
  • Adhesion: Very good adhesive properties.
  • Chemical Resistance: Provides excellent resistance to chemicals.
  • Dielectric Properties: Possesses good electrical insulation properties.
  • Low Viscosity: A low-viscosity resin that facilitates processing and handling.
  • High Purity: Low levels of ionic impurities and chlorides.
  • Versatility: A standard base resin for many epoxy fusion technology applications.
Applications:

Due to its desirable properties, SM 828 is a standard epoxy resin used in:

  • Coatings: Marine, automotive, can and coil coatings, and high-solids/low-VOC maintenance coatings.
  • Adhesives: Construction, electrical, and aerospace adhesives.
  • Composites: Used in composites, filament winding, and other structural applications.
  • Casting and Tooling: Suitable for casting, tooling, and molding compounds.
  • Electrical & Electronics: Electrical encapsulations, potting, and laminates.
  • Construction: Chemical-resistant tank linings, flooring, and grouts.
  • Other Uses: Potting and encapsulation, and as a base resin for various fusion technologies.