Resin preparation recipes

We have provided sample resin preparation procedures for your reference.

The samples were prepared as close as possible to the manufacturers recommendations and all were cut, washed and dried in an identical manner.  After preparation the samples were stored in a desiccator prior to analysis and testing.

Epoxy Resin	Resin Mix Ratio By Weight	Cure Temperature	Cure Time	Cutting & Grinding	Cleaning	Example
EpoThin	100:39	Room Temperature	24hr	Diamond saw with water. Diamond Lap (Buehler UltraPrep) with water	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
EpoHeat	4:1	55'C	1.5hr	Diamond saw with water. Diamond Lap (Buehler UltraPrep) with water	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
EpoxiCure	5:1	Room Temperature	24hr	Diamond saw with water. Diamond Lap (Buehler UltraPrep) with water	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
EpoxiCure	6:1	Room Temperature then 65'C	4hr at 21'C then 2hr at 65'C	Diamond saw with water. Diamond Lap (Buehler UltraPrep) with water	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
TransOptic	N/A	180'C at 290Bar for 17 min	24hr	As formed	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
ProbeMet	N/A	150'C at 290Bar for 4 min	24hr	As formed	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
KonductoMet	N/A	150'C at 290Bar for 4 min	24hr	As formed	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
SpeciFix-20	7:1	Room Temperature	24hr	Diamond saw with water. Diamond Lap (Buehler UltraPrep) with water	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
EpoFix	25:3	Room Temperature	24hr	Diamond saw with water. Diamond Lap (Buehler UltraPrep) with water	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
Ciba Geigy MY778 & HY951	10:1	Room Temperature	24hr	Diamond saw with water. Diamond Lap (Buehler UltraPrep) with water	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
Robnor Resins PX771c	3:03:1	Room Temperature	48hr	Diamond saw with water. Diamond Lap (Buehler UltraPrep) with water	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
Korapox 439	2:1	Room Temperature	24hr	Diamond saw with water. Diamond Lap (Buehler UltraPrep) with water	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
Domestic Rapid Set Araldite	1:1 Visual	Room Temperature	-	Poured into 25mm x 5mm Al ring	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
Domestic Araldite	1:1 Visual	Room Temperature	-	Poured into 25mm x 5mm Al ring	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
Varian Torr Seal	1:1 Visual	Room Temperature	-	Poured into 25mm x 5mm Al ring	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr
Petropoxy	100:1	135'C	24hr	Diamond saw with water. Diamond Lap (Buehler UltraPrep) with water	Washed Ultrasonic Clean with 10% Decon 90 Rinsed with Deionised Water Two Ultrasonic Cleans with Deionised Water Dried at 50'C for 2hr