Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Polymer Name
- Composite Materials Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Product Highlights
- 135°C nominal cure
- Low energy cure (reduced cure cycles for thick parts up to 100 mm)
- Good hot wet performances (100°C wet continuous service temperature)
- Low moisture absorption (1.10% after saturation at 70¡C 85% relative humidity, measured on carbon fiber laminate)
- Improved fatigue life on E,R and S2 Glass UD laminates
Applications & Uses
Properties
- Physical Form
- Neat Resin Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Density | 1.24 | — | — |
| Glass Transition Temperature Tg (Dry) | 135 | °C | — |
| Glass Transition Temperature Tg (Wet) | 120 | °C | — |
| Tensile Strength | 64 | Mpa | — |
| Tensile Modulus | 5.1 | GPa | — |
| Tensile Strain | 1.26 | % | — |
| Poisson Ratio | 0.4 | % | — |
| Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | 72.10-6 | — | — |
Storage & Handling
- Storage Life
- Out Life: 30 days at RT (23°C)
- The maximum accumulated time allowed at room temperature between removal from the freezer and cure.
- Shelf Life: 14 months at -18°C (from date of manufacture)
- The maximum storage for HexPly® prepreg, when stored continuously, in a closed moisture-proof bag, at -18°C. To accurately establish the exact expiry date, consult the box label.