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JEFFCO 3138

High Strength Epoxy Hardener

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Product Description:
Novel modified cycloaliphatic hardener. High strength, low viscosity curing agent with long pot life, fast thin film set time, and high HDT after post cure. Cures sufficiently at ambient temperatures for unsupported post cure. Contains no solvents, 100% solids.      

Product Uses:
Hand lay up laminating, tooling, RTM, epoxy injection and infusion. Potential for press molding and VARTM composite molding. Provides higher than normal HDT with diluted resins.

 
PROPERTIES OF 3138 HARDENER (neat): Minimum Maximum
Gel Time: Gel Time (minutes@ 77°F, 150 grams) 40 50
Viscosity: @ 77°F, cps 150 200
Color: (Gardener) 6
Weight Per Gallon: (lbs.) 8.2 8.2
Weight Per Active H:
Mix Ratio: Parts Per 100 Resin (by weight, 4:1 volume) 22 22
Thin Film Cure Time: (minutes @ 175°F)
Thin Film Set Time: @ 77°F (hours) 5 5
Thin Film Set Time: @ 125°F (minutes) 45 45
Pot Life: (minutes @ 77°F, 150 grams)

 

TYPICAL CURED PROPERTIES WITH 1301 RESIN
Minimum Maximum
Cure schedule: 7 days @ ambient + 2 hours @ 212° F
HDT: (°F) ASTM D648-264 250 250
Shore D Hardness: 88 88
Barcol Hardness Units :
Flexural Strength: (psi) 17,500 17,500
Flexural Modulus: (psi)
Tensile Strength: (psi) 9,250 9,250
Tensile Modulus: (psi)
Elongation: % 4 4
Compressive Strength: (psi)
Bond Strength: psi ASTM C882
Water Absorption: %
Heat Deflection Temperature:
Heat Distortion Temperature: °C
Service Temperature: °F
Tensile Strain at Break: %

How Supplied:
Quarts, Gallons, Pails, Drums

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