Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Composite Materials Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Product Highlights
- Ambient work life of more than 28 days
- Good handleability and drape with minimal slump
- Flexible cure processing under vacuum, autoclave, or press
- Co-curable with composite prepregs
- Lightweight film core: 50 pcf, nom. (0.80 g/cc)
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Composites Processing Methods
- Recommended Applications
- Space & Satellite
- Radome
- Aerospace structures
Properties
- Thermal Properties
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Dry Tg (DSC) with 177°C (350°F) standard cure 2 hrs | 204 (400) | °C (°F) | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Expanded Density | 12-18 (0.19–0.29) | pcf (g/cc) | — |
| Expansion at 4x expansion | 10 (0.16) | pcf (g/cc) | — |
| Gel time at 177°C (350°F) | ~ 8 | minute | — |
| Minimum Density at Full | expanded | — | — |
| Outgassing (CVCM) | 0.01 | % | — |
| Outgassing (TML) | 0.59 | % | — |
| Unexpanded | 50 (0.80) | pcf (g/cc) | — |
| Volatile Content | max. 1 | % | — |
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- Out Life: 28 days out life ≤ 21°C (70°F) and ≤ 60% RH
- Frozen Storage Life: 12 months at ≤-18°C (≤ 0°F)
Out life is the maximum time allowed at 21°C (70°F) or below and 60% or less RH before cure, after a single frozen storage cycle in the original unopened packaging at -18°C (0°F) or below for a period not exceeding the frozen storage life noted above.