ADVANTAGES
• Efficient viscosity reduction
• Low volatility
• Improved flexibility
APPLICATIONS
• Flooring, mortars and grouts
• Laminates
• Potting compounds
• High and 100%-solids coatings
SHELF LIFE
At least 36 months from the date of manufacture in the original sealed container at ambient temperature. Store away from excessive heat and humidity in tightly closed containers.
STORAGE AND HANDLING
Refer to the Safety Data Sheet for Epodil 746 reactive diluent.
| TABLE 1: TYPICAL PROPERTIES | |
| Appearance | Clear liquid |
| Colour (Gardner) | 2 |
| Viscosity @ 77 °F (25 °C) (cP) | 9 |
| Specific Gravity @ 77 °F (25 °C) | 0.910 |
| Flash Point (Setaflash) (°F) | >200 |
| Hydrolyzable Chloride (max) | 0.1 |
| Residual Epichlorohydrin (ppm max) | 10 |
Weight per Gallon (lb/gal) | 7.5-7.7 |
| Moisture Content (% max) | 0.1 |
| Equivalent Wt/{H} | 220 |
Recommended Use Level | See Table |
| TABLE 2: SUPPLEMENTARY DATA Epodil 746 reactive diluent can be used as follows to lower the viscosity of a standard Bisphenol-A liquid epoxy resin (EEW=190) with an initial viscosity of 12,500 cP: | |
| Weight Percent Epodil 746 (%) | Viscosity @ 77°F (25°C) (cP) |
| 5 | 4,000 |
| 10 | 1,100 |
| 15 | 650 |
| 20 | 350 |
EXAMPLE IMPACT OF DILUENT ON A SIMPLE FORMULATED SYSTEM
Evonik recommends that the formulator test reactive diluents in their system for performance. The following data is provided as an example of the impact of the reactive diluent on a simple formulated system.
SYSTEM:
• BADGE with 12.5 wt% Epodil 746
• Cured with Ancamine® 1618 curing agent at 1:1 stoichiometry
| Property | Without Epodil 746 | With Epodil 746 |
| Persoz hardness② at 23ºC (1 day/7day) | 195/310 | 62/281 |
| Phase 3 dry time③ (h) | 7:10 | 9:46 |
| Tg④ (1st scan) | 51 | 49 |
| Gel time⑤ (min) | 55 | 75 |
2 BYK Persoz pendulum tester according to ISO 1522 with 10 mil WFT at 23˚C/50% RH
3 6 mil WFT BK Drying time recorder according to ASTM D5895 with 6 mil WFT at 23˚C/50% RH
4 TA Instruments DSC model Q200 first scan data
5 150g mix using TECHNE Gel-timer
