Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Chemical Family
- Composite Materials Functions
- Country of Origin
- Function
- Toughener
- Product Code
- MITM03968
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Materials Features
- Product Benefits
- FORTEGRA® 100 Epoxy Toughening Agent is a low viscosity, high efficiency second phase toughening agent designed for use in epoxy formulations.
- FORTEGRA® 100 Epoxy Toughening Agent provides improved toughness without significantly affecting the viscosity, glass transition temperature, corrosion resistance, cure rate or chemical resistance of the final coating or composite.
- FORTEGRA® 100 Epoxy Toughening Agent can be easily formulated into standard bisphenol A and bisphenol F epoxy systems as it does not participate in the epoxy cure reaction.
- Once formulated with epoxy resin, a wide variety of curing agents are available for use with these products.
- The most frequently used are aliphatic polyamines, polyamides, amidoamines, cycloaliphatic amines, phenolics, anhydrides and modified versions of these curing agents.
- FORTEGRA® 100 Epoxy Toughening Agent must be added only to the epoxy side of a thermoset formulation.
- FORTEGRA® 100 Epoxy Toughening Agent can be incorporated under either high or low shear conditions and can also be post-added to the epoxy side of a formulation as long as care is taken to ensure that it is completely mixed into the epoxy before the curing agent side of the formulation is added.
- As a second phase toughening agent, FORTEGRA® 100 Epoxy Toughening Agent is effective when formulated at a specific volume fraction of the finished film or part.
- In a typical epoxy formulation, 3% to 8% by dry volume is needed to achieve the toughening effect.
- Product Advantages
- FORTEGRA® 100 Epoxy Toughening Agent is a homogenous material with some unique material properties.
- Because of the high purity of the product, it may begin to crystallize and thus become hazy and viscous if its temperature falls below 20°C.
- At temperatures below 15°C, the material becomes very difficult to pump with common equipment.
- This situation is entirely reversible by heating the product to 20°C.
- The following guidelines should be followed for the effective handling of this product:
- FORTEGRA® 100 Epoxy Toughening Agent should be maintained above 20°C for at least 4 days prior to use to allow easy product transfer.
- FORTEGRA® 100 Epoxy Toughening Agent should not be exposed to temperatures below 15°C to prevent high levels of crystallization.
- FORTEGRA® 100 Epoxy Toughening Agent can be heated to 65°C for extended periods of time without harming its toughening properties.
- Some oxidative diskoloration may occur, however, changing the product color to yellow or yellow/orange.
Applications & Uses
- Coating End Applications
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Composites End Use
- Composites Processing Methods
Properties
- Physical Form
Packaging & Availability
Principal Information
- Group Principal Number
- S002520
- Principal
Other
- Appearance
- Opaque viscous liquid
- Color (SDS)
- Translucent
- Item Number
- Odor (SDS)
- Odorless
- Protect from Freezing
- Yes
- Temperature Control
- Yes
- USA/DOT UN Number
- Not Applicable
- Application Information
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Dosage (Use Level) 3.0-8.0 % % - Material Composition
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Non-Volatile Content 100.0 %(W/W) %(W/W) - Optical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Color Scale max. 100.0 Pt-Co Pt-Co 2b889752-a817-4a6e-bd49-029825e637fd - Physical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Density 1.03 g/mL g/mL ASTM D4052 at 25°C Storage Temperature 41.0-86.0 °F °F Viscosity 4500.0 mPa.s mPa.s ASTM D445 at 20°C Viscosity 3600.0 mPa.s mPa.s ASTM D445 at 25°C Viscosity 2000.0 mPa.s mPa.s ASTM D445 at 35°C - SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Flash Point (SDS) 260.0 °C °C ASTM D93 Flash Point (SDS) 260.0 °C °C Closed Cup Kinematic Viscosity (SDS) 150.0 cSt cSt ASTM D445 at 100°C Relative Density (SDS) 1.0149 - Relative Density (SDS) 1.0149 - at 60°C, Water Solubility In Water (SDS) max. 2.0 % % - Shelf Life & Stability
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Shelf Life 24.0 mo mo