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Elementary School Roof Restoration With Flexible FEVE Fluoropolymer Coating
Description: The Gladeville Elementary School in Galax, VA is another example of a school building that uses a standing seam metal roof system. Many building owners look to these roof systems because of their ...
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Spotlight on Silicones
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Take a closer look at silicone adhesive systems, whose main strength lies in their unique combination of flexibility, high temperature resistance. Read more here. ...
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Epoxies and Glass Transition Temperature
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Changes in temperature can have an enormous impact on the performance properties of epoxies and other thermosetting polymer systems. Read more about epoxies and Tg (glass transition temperatures) ...
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Find the Right Medical Adhesive
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Answer these five basic questions to select the ideal medical adhesive for your application. ...
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Polyurethane Composites: A Versatile Thermo-Set Polymer Matrix for a Broad Range of Applications. Mechnical Analysis on Pultruded Laminates.
Description: Polyurethane resin is currently a minor player in the composite industry, with unsaturated polyesters and epoxies having the largest shares among thermosetting materials1 . However, the outlook for ...
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Polyurethane Technologies for Concrete Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Description: The rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure has become increasingly important as aging roads, bridges, and highways see record traffic levels. Public and private infrastructure owners are ...
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Development of High Performance Polyether Based Elastomers
Description: Polyether polyols, and specially Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol (PTMEG), are widely used in the development of high performance elastomers. However, PTMEG polyols with molecular weight greater than ...
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Novel High Performance Polyether-based Polyurethane Elastomers for Dynamic Applications
Description: High performance polyurethane elastomers are widely used in dynamic applications, such as wheels, rollers, and tires. These applications account for more than 50% of the high performance engineering ...
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Recent Developments in Polyisocyanate Polyaddition (PIPA) Copolymer Gives Foamers More Versatility
Description: Across the globe, a number of varied technologies are used to produce high resiliency (HR) foam. Dow has recently developed a new polymer polyol with intrinsic flammability performance for HR and ...
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Tooling Foam Empowered Creation & Test of Prototype Missile Aeroshell Cover at Mach 4+ Speed
Description: Defense Subcontractor slashes three-fourths of its prototyping costs & time using multi-use core form ...
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The Right Chemistry
From: Key Resin CompanyDescription: Sizing up coatings for horizontal concrete surfaces. ...
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Automation and Plastics Extrusion
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: Automation is one of the fastest upward trends in manufacturing today, from advancements in materials and machinery to robotics and 3D printing. ...
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Don't Count Out Plastics in Sustainability
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: Is there sustainability in plastics? This seems to be a common question throughout industry today. As the need for green materials grows in commercial construction and other industries, and ...
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Five Ways Tape Can Save the Day
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: Five Ways Tape Can Save the Day ...
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Norton Century45 Wheels Offer Unrivaled Efficiency for Centerless Grinding
From: Norton AbrasivesDescription: When it comes to attaining the best roundness, dimensional tolerance and surface finish for bar stock, centerless grinding is the clear choice among machine operators. The throughfeed grinding process ...
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Plastics in Medicine: Built-In Disease Prevention
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: In many industries, from automotives to agriculture, plastics are consistently proving to be an advantageous material and are presenting new solutions to common problems. From energy efficiency and ...
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Plastics: As Planet-Friendly As They Are Prolific
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: There seems to be a common misconception among Americans that plastics are not environmentally friendly. The thinking often goes that since they are made from fossil fuels, they can't be good. ...
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Recycled Plastics Revolution
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: For well over 100 years, humans have been finding new and better ways to incorporate plastic into nearly every part of daily life. ...
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Reshoring in the Plastics Industry
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: You've most likely heard a great deal about reshoring and manufacturing by now; it's a buzzword and a popular trend, for good reason. ...
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The Advantages of Plastics in Automotives
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: Plastics are known to reduce costs and boost efficiency in a number of industries, with their countless applications and advantages. One of the industries that continues to be aided by the use of ...
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The Bioplastics Movement
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: As the world becomes more concerned about the environment, we are starting to look at plastics in a different light. Our businesses and homes rely heavily on plastics, and it is no wonder, as it is ...
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The World-Changing History of Plastics
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: What do hair combs, Barbie Dolls, car interiors, jet engine parts, and the first American flag to be planted on the moon have in common? All are made from plastics. ...
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Viewing the New LEED Policy Positively
From: Preferred Plastics, Inc.Description: There has been a lot of talk recently about the best ways to incorporate sustainability into the manufacturing industry. As the talk has spread to the building and construction industries, it should ...
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What is Surface Energy, and Why is it Important in Bonding?
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: When considering adhesives, bonding surface is a critical factor. Unlike processes that alter and join surfaces, such as welding, bonding with adhesives involves attaching two surfaces, without ...
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"Physics Today" Notes NanoLub® Engine Oil Additive, As An Example Of Only 10% Of Entries In The CPI, Which Provide Satisfactory Scientific Evidence For Its Products
Description: An article published in "Physics Today" uses Nanolub® Engine Oil Additive as an example of one of only 10% of entries in the Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory (CPI), which provide ...
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Greased Lightning: The Nanotechnology In Engine Oil
Description: Nanotech additives act like minuscule ball bearings to lubricate moving metal surfaces that come into contact inside engines, improving fuel efficiency and reducing wear and tear. ...
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How To Measure A Rubber Band
Description: Rubber bands are measured via three dimensions - Length (lay flat length), Width (cut width), and Thickness. ...
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Pallet Band Application
Description: A video on pallet band applications. ...
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Safe Storage of Rubber Products
Description: It is extremely important for the user to understand that the material properties and expected shelf-life of rubber products in storage can be adversely affected by the following: Temperature:Storage ...
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Composites World: Polyurethanes-Collaboration and Adaptation for Optimal Application
Description: Guest columnist Kevin Meyer, associate scientist, Dow Polyurethanes, The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI, US), asks, and suggests some answers to, the question, "Why have polyurethanes, given their ...
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Dow Dips Into Infrastructure With New Polyurethane Products
Description: Spring's arrival reveals the ravages of winter: Pockmarked roads, creaking bridges and leaking water pipes. The holes and cracks are worsening. Every four years, the American Society of Civil ...
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European Coatings Journal: Softness Gives Strength
Description: There is a growing trend for higher solids contents in epoxy systems. However, the low molecular weight epoxies required often lead to brittle coatings which are easily damaged. Flexibilisers can ...
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Media Feature: EPA Targets Key Compounds for Refrigerated Cooling Systems, Trailer Insulation
Description: An advanced degree in chemistry might not be required to understand the Environmental Protection Agency's latest push to protect the ozone layer and combat global warming, but it certainly helps. The ...
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PU System for Pultrusion Composites
Description: Dow Polyurethanes has introduced the Voraforce TP 1200 series to the North America market. The two-component polyurethanes solution enables fast, energy-efficient pultrusion composite fabrication with ...
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Sadara Chemicals Complex Nears Completion
Description: Polyurethane raw materials is not only limited to the Middle East and Africa but will also be made available for export to Asia and Europe. ...
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A Day in the Life of a Packaging Professional
Description: Among the first things I learned about the Packaging Industry were its power of innovation, importance in both protecting and presenting a product, and the breadth of opportunities it provides to ...
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Tech Tip 28 - Amine Blush
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Amine blush can be avoided with appropriate precautions. ...
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Tech Tip 29 - Gamma Sterilization and its Effect on Epoxies
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Sterilization is a process that effectively kills any transmissible agents (such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, spore forms, etc.) on a surface. The selection of a specific sterilization method is ...
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CHEMEON Pretreatment & Conversion Coating for Magnesium Alloys
Description: A new pretreatment and a non-chromated conversion coating were developed as a replacement to conventional hexavalent chromium based conversion coatings for magnesium alloys. Neutral Salt Fog tests ...
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CHEMEON TCP-HF Replacement to Hex Chrome
Description: CHEMEON TCP-HF: An environmentally friendly & drop-in replacement to hex chrome. ...
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CHEMEON TCP-HF SP QPL Approved for Spray Applications
Description: Chemical conversion coating methods based on hexavalent chromium have been used for several decades in the aerospace, military and general industry as effective and cost-efficient technologies to ...
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Evaluation for Alternatives to Hexavalent Chromium Sealants
Description: Polysulfide sealants containing soluble hexavalent chromium compounds are currently being used in a variety of applications in aerospace / defense manufacturing. The applications mostly involve the ...
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High-Temperature Tooling Board for Advanced Composites
Description: The advent of higher-temperature resins and carbon-fiber composites such as Hexcel's HexTOOL®*, created the need for polyurethane foam that can withstand much higher process temperatures. It ...
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Tungsten Wire Refuses to Die in Automotive Lighting
Description: In today's automotive systems, even relatively "simple" applications such as headlights, taillights, brake lights, and turn signals are prime targets for innovations in technology. But while people ...
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Automotive Application Case Study
Description: Tier I Automotive Supplier needed to guarantee the placement of cyanoacrylate (instant) adhesive on an a painted metal part prior to mating to rubber component in their high-speed assembly process to ...
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Built to Last: 15 Years of Proven Success with Radioactive Materials Packaging with Columbiana Hi Tech
Description: For the past three decades, Columbiana Hi Tech (CHT) has supported the full Nuclear Fuel Cycle, specializing in custom fabrication and specialty products for the nuclear industry. Manufactured ...
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Glossary of Adhesive Terms
From: Adchem CorporationDescription: Glossary of adhesive terms, types, and more. ...
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Laser Cutting PSA Tapes
From: Adchem CorporationDescription: We were able to successfully develop parameters on the 5 adhesives over all of our available wattages. A detailed description of the system, the methods and the results are provided below. ...
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Polyurethane Foam Outlasts Biological Material for Use in Orthopedic and Medical Models
Description: For over 30 years, Pacific Research Laboratories, Inc., also known as Sawbones, has been changing the way medical practitioners train and prepare for surgery. The first and largest provider of ...
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Tape Application Guide
From: Adchem CorporationDescription: The recommended application temperature is 68°F to 100°F. Application with Heat Assist (warming adhesive just prior or during application) can aid adhesive flow and surface wet out. In general, 100 - ...
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Non-chromated Conversion Coating for Magnesium Alloys and Zinc-Nickel Plated Steel
Description: A novel hexavalent chromate-free conversion coating was developed to improve anti-corrosion and adhesive-bonding characteristics of the magnesium alloys and zinc-nickel (Zn-Ni) plated steel ...
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Trivalent Chromium Process (TCP) as a dealer for MIL-A-8625F Type II, IIB, and IC Anodic Coatings
Description: This report documents evaluations of trivalent chromium compositions (TCP) as sealers for MIL-A-8625F Type II, IIB, and IC anodic coatings conducted from March 2001 through December 2007 by Materials ...
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Application Notes: Tough Durable Coatings for Medical & Dental Markets & Applications
From: Abrisa TechnologiesDescription: The ZC&R Coatings for Optics division of Abrisa Technologies, designs and manufactures custom anti-reflection, mirror and filter coatings for use in medical and dental environments where demanding ...
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A Trip to Mars
Description: In 2020, NASA is preparing to test a Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (SIAD) that may be capable of landing larger aircraft on Mars. The SIAD-E is inflated by a combination of gas ...
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Epoxy Floor Sparkles in Artists' Center
From: Key Resin CompanyDescription: As a part of the transformation of an abandoned public school building into an affordable haven for aspiring artists in the heart of New York City, Imperial Flooring Systems was tasked with installing ...
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Case Studies: Performance of Solesphere™ vs. Other Microspheres for the Personal Care Market
Description: Performance of Solesphere vs other microspheres for personal care applications. ...
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Product Overview: Filled PTFE Compounds Melt Processable Compounds
Description: Product overview for filled PTFE compounds and melt processable compounds. ...
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Fabrication Facts: What are the Benefits of Low Iron Soda Lime Glass?
From: Abrisa TechnologiesDescription: Low iron soda-lime glass or water-white glass is a clear transparent soda-lime-based glass that is almost tint-free, resulting from its being produced from higher quality grades of silica sand that ...
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Fabrication Facts: What is Safety Glass?
From: Abrisa TechnologiesDescription: Safety glass is glass which resists shattering. Heat strengthened or tempered glass is1 type of safety glass; the reason being, when it breaks, it breaks into rounded grains of glass versus sharp ...
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Heat Absorbing Float Glass?
From: Abrisa TechnologiesDescription: Heat absorbing float glass (HAFG) is designed with the capability to typically absorb 40% of the infrared (IR) light and about 25% or more of the visible light that passes through it. The glass ...
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How to Utilize Tungsten in a Difficult Aerospace Application
Description: And now for a completely different topic about tungsten ... Dimensionally a far cry from tungsten wire with a diameter of 0.0010" (0.025 mm) is the use of tungsten for die sinker electrodes. Taking ...
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FABRICATION FACTS: Glass Strengthening - Annealing vs. Tempering
From: Abrisa TechnologiesDescription: Annealing vs. Tempering - Glass Strengthening ...
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Fabrication Facts: Understanding the Physical Properties of Glass
From: Abrisa TechnologiesDescription: Different types of glass possess different qualities depending upon their chemical makeup and how they have been produced. Choosing the right type of glass for a particular application also means ...
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Five Things to Consider When Choosing an HVAC Tape
Description: Tape is an important component to achieving total system closure - and shouldn't be forgotten when prepping for the job. There are many options available, each serving their own unique purpose. ...
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Advanced Coatings Help Pharmaceutical Machinery Meed FDA Standards
Description: Machine builders have long used engineered coatings to reduce wear. In the pharmaceutical industry, FDA regulations rule out many common coatings in product-contact applications, and some acceptable ...
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Tech Tip 1 - Proper Mixing and Handling of Epoxies
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Proper mixing and handling epoxies eases the application process and allows for the best possible performance of an adhesive. ...
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Tech Tip 10 - Component Selections for Optimal Dispensing of Epoxies
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Selecting the correct syringe (barrel), tip, piston & adapter is crucial for optimal dispensing. ...
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Tech Tip 11 - Converting Mix Ratios
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Mix ratio of a two part epoxy is extremely important in achieving a proper cure. Epoxies use a chemical reaction between a resin and hardener which have a stoichiometric ratio that determines the ...
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Tech Tip 12 - Compatible Metallization
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Silver epoxy adhesives (ECAs) have been widely used in semiconductor and electronic packaging industries since the 1960s, as a reliable connection method instead of soldering or eutectic joining of ...
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Tech Tip 13 - Surface Preparation
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: In adhesive bonding the epoxy is only one part of the equation. Each substrate that is being adhered to is often as important as the adhesive selection. Physical properties such as bond strength, ...
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Tech Tip 14 - Color Variations
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Epoxy adhesive components can be supplied in many different shades and colors, often varying lot-to-lot in appearance. Visual color differences are monitored closely and only after proper quality ...
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Tech Tip 15 - Room Temp Curing ECAs
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Room Temperature Curing Electrically Conductive Adhesives (RT ECA) are an attractive option for use with substrates and components that cannot withstand typical heat curing conditions (100°C-150°C) of ...
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Tech Tip 16 - Understanding & Preventing Epoxy Resin Bleed
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Epoxy resin separation ("resin bleed or bleed out") is a phenomenon that can take place when working with filled, adhesive systems dispensed onto various surfaces/substrates. It is often described as ...
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Tech Tip 17 - Identifying Particles in an Epoxy Adhesive Using Hegman Gauge Analysis
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: For wet particle analysis, a Hegman Gauge (sometimes referred to as a grind gauge) is frequently used to determine the fineness of the grind and to analyze different types of particles within an epoxy ...
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Tech Tip 18 - Understanding Optical Properties for Epoxy Applications
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Optical or unfilled epoxy adhesives are commonly used for adhering various substrates, encapsulating components and providing protective coatings in several optical applications. They are found in ...
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Tech Tip 19 - Understanding Mechanical Properties of Epoxies for FEA
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: The unique molecular structure of epoxy allows for a large variety of mechanical properties through varying formulations. Epoxies can range from very soft and flexible to very hard and rigid. Softer ...
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Tech Tip 2 - Handling Premixed and Frozen Materials
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Commonly, customers will purchase two component epoxies premixed and frozen in syringes for automated dispensing. This removes the weighing step and ensures that material has already been properly ...
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Tech Tip 20 - B-stage Epoxy
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: B-staged epoxy resin is a descriptive term used to define a one component epoxy system, using a latent (low reactivity) curing agent. This unique product can be partially cured (sometimes referred to ...
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Tech Tip 21 - Epoxy & Silicone Interactions
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Epoxy adhesives are a great choice for many applications for their excellent adhesion, chemical and temperature resistance, as well as many other attributes. When selecting an epoxy for a specific ...
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Tech Tip 22 - Using Mold Release Agents with Epoxy Adhesives
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Epoxy adhesives are universally known for their high strength and toughness in bonding a wide variety of substrates found in semiconductor and electronics assembly. Although an epoxy's inherent nature ...
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Tech Tip 23 - Tg - Glass Transition Temperature for Epoxies
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: The Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) is one of the most important properties of any epoxy and is the temperature region where the polymer transitions from a hard, glassy material to a soft, rubbery ...
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Tech Tip 24 - Bonding to Aluminum
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Aluminum is a popular metal that is often chosen in various manufacturing processes. It has many important physical properties including: light weight, corrosion resistance, excellent conductivity, ...
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Tech Tip 25 - Dielectric Properties of Epoxies
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Dielectric, by definition, means any insulating medium which intervenes between two conductors. In simple terms, it suggests the absence of conduction and describes materials which are not electrical ...
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Tech Tip 26 - Pot Life, Working Life and Gel Time of Epoxies
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Pot life, working life, and gel time are properties of an epoxy that can vary greatly from product to product. These properties play a vital role in material selection in choosing an adhesive for a ...
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Tech Tip 27 - Polyimides
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Polyimides are synthetic polymers containing two acyl groups (C=O) bonded to nitrogen (N); known as imides. They are supplied as a one component system and typically contain solvents. Polyimides are ...
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Tech Tip 3 - Viscosity and TI
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Viscosity and Thixotropic Index (TI) are common terminology used to describe the rheology of an epoxy. They both play a large role on how a product will perform for a particular application. ...
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Tech Tip 4 - Removing Bubbles
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Air entrapment is an inevitable occurrence when any product, regardless of its rheology, is mixed. This tip discusses three techniques for removing and reducing this entrapped air. ...
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Tech Tip 6 - Minimum Bond Line
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Epoxies cure by a kinetically favored process known as an exothermic reaction. By adding a part B curing agent to the part A monomer, the result is a cured polymer network. Some proceed very rapidly ...
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Tech Tip 7 - Epoxy Crystallization
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: It can often come as a surprise, but crystallization is more of an inconvenience rather than a problem. The ones who are most aware of it are our customers. Frequently, a jar, bottle, bucket or ...
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Tech Tip 8 - Reworking Cured Epoxy
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: A major advantage of using an epoxy is that it provides a very strong, permanent bond in adhesive applications. This permanence can also act as a limitation when needing to rework, remove or ...
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Tech Tip 9 - UV Cure Adhesives
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: UV curing adhesives offer a convenient way to quickly cure a product in specific applications. These types of chemistries offer two fundamentally different cure mechanisms, cationic or free radical, ...
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Independent Tests Conducted On GFG 90 Type Gas Powered Generator Demonstrates Significant Performance Improvement With NanoLub® Oil Additive.
Description: Independent tests conducted on a GFG 90 gas powered generator in Russia, show significant improvement in oil and gas consumption and in lubricant thermal properties when NanoLub® oil additive is ...
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Polyurethane Gels
Description: Polyurethane (PU) gels are finding its way into more and more applications where improved comfort and functionality are key requirements. Diverse applications such as biomedical devices, footwear, ...
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Spray Urethane Coatings with Hydrophobic Polyols
Description: Since their introduction by researchers at Texaco Chemical Company in the mid 1980s, 1 spray polyurea coatings have gained widespread acceptance in the coatings market. Spray polyurea is advantaged ...
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Stop Searching for the 'Cool Side' of the Pillow
Description: While researchers disagree on how much sleep we really need, it is widely established that in order to fall asleep, your body temperature has to drop three degrees. Heat buildup results in tossing, ...
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Tests Conducted by "ZVL SLOVAKIA" By Using NanoLub® In Their Bearing Applications, Demonstrate Drastic Improvement In Bearing Durability, Service Life And Dynamic Load
Description: NanoMaterials Ltd., the innovative nanotechnology lubricants company and a subsidiary of the leading American company: "Nanotech Industrial Solutions, Inc." (NIS), continues its cooperation with ...
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"NIS" Completes A Successful 8 Months Field Trial Of Its NanoLub® Diesel Engine Power Generation Oil Additive At A Power Plant In Ecuador.
Description: Results show a significant increase in the facility's power output, intervals between major maintenance cycles and reduction of unexpected down-times, leading to a successful commercialization of the ...
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Independent Test Study Demonstrates a 48.5% Increase in Service Life of Bearing Type HJ 208 With NanoLub® EP Grease Additive
Description: Tests conducted by a leading European bearing manufacturer show a 48.5% increase in service life of bearing Type HJ 208, when lubricated with grease treated with 4% of NanoMaterials' NanoLub® EP ...
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Tests Conducted By A European Manufacturer Demonstrate A 7.5 Times Decrease In Teeth Wear of Swinging Worm Gear Mechanism, When Used With NanoLub® GH-X Grease Additive
Description: Tests conducted by a major European manufacturer shows a 7.5 decrease in teeth wear of type 9E-1B20-0719-A01 swinging worm gear mechanism, when lubricated with grease treated with 5% of NanoMaterials' ...
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Advanced High Performance Epoxy Adhesives Revolutionize Structural Bonding
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Structural polymers over distinct advantages over traditional fastening methods. ...