Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Polymer Name
- Composite Materials Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Product Highlights
- One-part resin system
- Low minimum viscosity of 23 cps
- Long 4-hour pot life
- High hot/wet Tg of 189°C (388°F
- 2-hour cure cycle
- Low 88–99°C (190–200°F) injection temperature
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Composites Processing Methods
- Recommended Applications
- Launch
- Aerostructures
- Resin
Properties
- Mechanical Properties
- Thermal Properties
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Flexural Modulus | 4.0 (0.58) | Gpa (Msi) | — |
| Flexural Strength | 145 (21) | MPa (Ksi) | — |
| Tensile Modulus | 3.7 (0.52) | Gpa (Msi) | — |
| Tensile Strength | 76 (11) | MPa (Ksi) | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Dry Tg | 203 (397) | °C (°F) | — |
| Wet Tg | 197 (388) | °C (°F) | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Density | 1.16 | g/cc | — |
| Fracture Toughness | 186 (G1C) | J/m² | — |
| Gel time at 177°C (350°F) | 32 | minute | — |
| Minimum Resin Viscosity (by DMA, 2°C/min; 4°F/min ramp rate) | 23 | cps | — |
| Moisture Absorption (after 48-hour water boil) | 2.1 | % | — |
| Resin Viscosity 121°C (250°F) | 56 | cps | — |
| Resin Viscosity 82°C (180°F) | 365 | cps | — |
| Resin Viscosity 93°C (200°F) | 193 | cps | — |
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- Pot Life: 4 hours at 93°C (200°F), 270 cps
- Frozen Storage Life: 12 months at -18°C (< 0°F)