Epoxy Curing Agents for Fast Cure

Civil Engineering Applications

Facility owners and applicators often demand

a quick return to service when re-coating or
repairing facility surfaces, and coating formu-
lators need to meet these requirements.
Air Products can help. We offer formulators the
most comprehensive line of fast cure amine-
based epoxy curing agents in the industry.

A Full Line of Fast Cure Products

Highlighted on the table on the reverse side
are some of the modified aliphatic and modified
cycloaliphatic products we recommend when
formulating for rapid cure and property devel-
opment at ambient or low-temperature condi-
tions. These products offer good performance
in a number of civil engineering and coating
applications, including industrial and decorative
flooring, concrete coatings and adhesives,
secondary containment linings and repair
mortars. The products can also be used
as accelerators for other amine-based
curing agents.
For more detailed information about our latest
fast cure developments, see the enclosed
product data sheets and the product table
on the reverse side.

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 Performance Properties
and Fast Cure
A number of product performance properties
are key indicators of a product’s fast cure
ability. Thin film set time, for instance, is an
indicator of the time needed for an applied
epoxy to cure before it can be put into service.
Although greatly influenced by the choice of
curing agent, system set time also depends on
fillers and additives as well as the applied
thickness. In addition, set time is highly
temperature-dependent and increases at
lower temperatures.
Gel time is an indicator of pot life, the time the
applicator has to apply the formulated product
after mixing. The actual pot life of the formulated
epoxy system depends on the modifiers and
fillers added, the size of the mixing container,
and the mixing temperature.

Air Products’ Epoxy Curing Agents for Fast Cure

Civil Engineering and Coatings Applications

77° F 40° F
Thin Film Thin Film Mixed 77° F Low Temp.
Set Time Set Time Gel Time Viscosity Viscosity Color Use Level Cure 60° Cure Film
(hr) (hr) (min) (cP) (cP) (Gardner) (phr) Gloss Appearance Comments

Modified Aliphatics

Ancamine® 1637LV 2.5 6.5 16 1,500 8,350 6 26 61 Fair Low cost-in-use. DOT noncorrosive.

Ancamine 1768 1.5 5.0 10 220 2,820 2 50 36 Poor Low viscosity. Low cost-in-use.

Ancamine 1856 1.8 3.5 9 3,000 10,800 5 40 NT Fair Very good cure under damp,
low-temperature conditions.

Ancamine 2089M 2.0 5.0 15 100 2,540 2 40 101 Very Good Very low viscosity. Very good
blush resistance.

Ancamine 2205 1.0 2.5 6 3,600 4 50 73 Poor The fastest cure at ambient and
low temperatures.

Ancamine 2432 2.0 8.0 27 300 2,100 3 46 109 Good Outstanding chemical resistance.
Good set time/pot life balance.

Ancamine 2481 2.7 8.5 18 1,000 4,470 2 47 119 Very Good Very good film appearance.
Low cost-in-use.

Modified Cycloaliphatics

Ancamine 2074 4.5 14.0 32 60 1,030 1 50 NT Good Low viscosity. Low color.
Very good color stability.

Ancamine 2368 5.3 16.0 32 200 1,400 2 52 119 Good Low viscosity. High strength and modulus.
Low cost-in-use.

Ancamine 2423 3.5 9.5 17 1,200 4,280 1 60 126 Good Excellent organic acid resistance.
Low color.

Ancamine 2489 3.0 10.0 32 80 860 1–2 44 126 Very Good Very low viscosity and mixed viscosity.
Good set time/pot life balance. Low color.

Ancamine 2505 3.5 13.0 31 495 2,900 8 58 129 Excellent Excellent blush resistance.
Low cost-in-use.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Performance Chemicals Division, 7201 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18195-1501
Tel: 800-345-3148 or 610-481-6799, Fax: 610-481-4381, Web: www.airproducts.com/epoxyadditives

© Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., 1999 (19889) Printed in U.S.A. Pub. No. 125-9920

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