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Mechanical
and Thermal Properties
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Glass transition temperature
(Tg)
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120 - 130
?C
|
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Tensile strength
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85 N/mm?
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Tensile Modulus
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10,500 N/mm?
|
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Elongation at break
|
0.8%
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Flexural strength
|
112 N/mm?
|
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Flexural Modulus
|
10,000 N/mm?
|
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Compressive Strength
|
190 N/mm?
|
|
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion
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34 10-6
|
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Water absorption - 24 hours at 23?C
|
5-10 mg
(0.06-0.068%) ISO
62 (1980)
|
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Flammability
|
Not
easily Ignitable
|
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Thermal Decomposition
|
350? C
|
|
Thermal Shock
|
Not suitable for use with Dry Ice or Liquid Nitrogen
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Radioactive
Decontamination
|
Decontamination factor (geometric mean)
|
5598.0
|
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Deviation factor
|
1.25
|
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Ease of decontamination classification
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Excellent
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Chemical
Resistance (24 hr. spot test)
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Acetone
|
Unaffected.
|
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Benzyl
alcohol
|
Unaffected.
|
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Chloroform
|
Unaffected.
|
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Chloroform
- 100%
|
Unaffected.
|
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Dichloromethane
(Methylene (di)chloride)
|
Surface attack.
|
|
Ethyl
acetate
|
Unaffected.
|
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Hydrochloric acid - 30%
|
Unaffected.
|
|
Hydrochloric acid - concentrated
|
Unaffected.
|
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Methanol
|
Unaffected.
|
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n-Butanol
|
Unaffected.
|
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Nitric acid - 80%
|
Slight surface attack.
|
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Nitric acid - concentrated
|
Slight surface attack and
discolouration.
|
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Nitric acid - fuming
|
Severe attack, very dark staining.
|
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Phosphoric acid - concentrated
|
Unaffected.
|
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Potassium hydroxide pellet (*2)
|
Unaffected.
|
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Sodium hydroxide - 48%
|
Unaffected.
|
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Sodium hydroxide pellet (*2)
|
Unaffected.
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Sulphuric acid - 50%
|
Unaffected.
|
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Sulphuric acid - 70%
|
Unaffected.
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Sulphuric acid - concentrated
|
Slight surface attack.
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Xylene
|
Unaffected.
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For more detailed chemical testing we recommend that
you test the suitability of the material using your own chemicals,
concentrations and temperatures,
Simmons
may alter the specification of Epoxy Resin systems without notification.
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