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EPON 8280
For Formulating Filled Compounds For a Wide Variety of Structural Applications, Superior Resistance To Foaming Under Vacuum
EPON 8280 Modified Liquid Epoxy Resin has been designed especially for formulating filled compounds for a wide variety of structural applications, including bonding, electrical encapsulating, tooling, flooring and most construction uses. EPON Resin 8280 is a low molecular weight resin with outstanding resistance to pigment and filler settling, which gives greater stability to filled systems. The resin also has superior resistance to foaming under vacuum and has an adjusted, controlled reactivity with amine curing agents, which serves to extend pot Iife and working life characteristics. In addition, viscosity stability — often a problem in anti-settling resins — presents no problem for EPON Resin 8280. It is as good in viscosity stability as other conventional liquid EPON Resins. Furthermore, it yields products with high physical strength, excellent chemical resistance and good electrical properties. Typical properties for several EPON 8280 amine-cured systems are given below.
Application Areas/Suggested Uses
- Adhesives
- Electrical encapsulation
- High solids coatings
- Vacuum processing
Benefits
- Low foaming
- High resistance to filler settling
- Controlled reactivity with amine curing agents
Sales Specification
| Property | Units | Value | Test Method/Standard |
| Weight per Epoxide | g/eq | 185 – 195 | ASTM D1652 |
| Viscosity at 25°C | P | 110 – 150 | ASTM D445 |
| Color | Gardner | 1 max. | ASTM D1544 |
Typical Properties
| Property | Units | Value | Test Method/Standard |
| Specific gravity @ 20°C | g/ml | 1.168 | |
| Density at 20°C | lb/gal | 9.7 | ASTM D1475 |
| Refractive index @ 25°C | 1.570-1.575 |
Processing/How to use
Low Foaming Tendencies
EPON Resin 8280 Modified Liquid Epoxy Resin possesses the ability to inhibit foaming during out-gassing in vacuum processing applications. It also has a tendency to reduce bubbles and voids at ambient pressures.
Controlled Reactivity with Amine Curing Agents
The reactivity of EPON 8280 is controlled to provide more uniform reactivity between lots and greater ease of handling to the user. The reactivity is similar to undiluted resins,
e.g., EPON Resin 828.
Resistance to Filler Settling
When compared to standard liquid epoxy resins, EPON Resin 8280 exhibits improved resistance to silica filler settling. This is illustrated in Figure 1, which reflects testing of EPON Resin 8280 and two other systems under three different conditions — 3 hours at 95 °C; 10 hours at 95 °C; and 72 hours at 60 °C. All three systems were prepared using finely divided silica. The curves in Figure 1 plot the depth of the settled layer excluding zero settling. The greater the curvature of the line, the softer the settling layer, and therefore, the more easily redispersed.
In the 3 hour test, EPON Resin 8280 showed virtually no settling, where the other two systems exhibited a small but hard layer of filler settling. In the 10 hour test, the EPON Resin 8280 system showed a shallow layer of soft settle, while the other two produced deeper and harder layers. In the most severe test, 72 hours, the EPON Resin 8280 system still exhibited a shallow layer of soft settling while the other two systems showed the same or a greater degree of disparity.
Settling tendency was also tested for seven days at 25 °C (not shown in Figure 1). In this test, EPON Resin 8280 exhibited a negligible amount of soft settling, whereas with other systems tested, about half the filler content had settled in a hard layer.
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