Solid Surface Casting Procedure from LMR 8000

Starting formulation for Acrylic solid surface:

 ATH= 62%
 Acrylic Resin= 38%
 Calcium hydroxide = 0.2-0.3% of resin QTY
 Perkadox PF-MT40 = 1% of resin QTY

Mold Preparation:

 Make sure that there is no damage on the mold.

 Clean the mold from any residue.
 Apply mold release agent. Note: While pouring, no vibration or
scraper should be used.
Manufacturing Procedure:

 Mix resin with Calcium hydroxide (Mixing time 5 minutes).

 Add ATH in 2 steps. First add 50% of ATH and mix for 5 minutes. Then add 50% of
ATH and mix for 10 minutes (Total time 15 minutes).
 Add 1% Perkadox, after mixing pour in mold (2 minutes without vacuum and 5
minutes with vacuum).
 Follow the temperature of exotherm (70-80)C. It will take 15-45 minutes to reach
the exothermic temperature.

Experiment

A 1kg sample has been produced with the following quantities:

Raw Material QTY(gr)

ATH 14 310
ATH 75 310
Acrylic Resin 380
Calcium Hydroxide(initiator) 0.95
Perkadox(catalyst) 3.8

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The below table shows the temperature increasing after the mold is casted with mixture

Time Exotherm temp (C)

9:55 25
9:56 25.8
9:57 26.6
9:58 27.8
9:59 28.2
10:00 29.6
10:01 30.5
10:02 31.4
10:03 32.4 Note: Exotherm
temperature should be
10:04 33.2
controlled between 70-
10:05 33.8
80 °C for best results.
10:06 34.4
10:07 35.2
10:08 36.6
10:09 38.2
10:10 39.8
10:11 41.2
10:12 44.2
10:13 48.8
10:14 50.8
10:15 64.8
10:16 70.8
10:17 73.4
10:18 71.8
10:19 70.4

Note: With ATH 75&14(50:50), it will take 15-25 minutes

to reach exotherm. For ATH 25 MSP, it will take 30-60
minutes to reach exotherm temperature.

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 Exotherm temperature Vs Time
80
Exotherm Temperature (°C)

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
9:50 9:57 10:04 10:12 10:19 10:26
Time (Minutes)

De-molding procedure:

 Demolding process must be started when the temperature of solid surface becomes
65 °C during cooling.
 Only special recommended mold release agent must be used for effective use.

Post curing:

 In order to obtain optimum results post curing must be done.

 It is recommended to cure solid surface for 3 hours at 90°C.
 Solid surface must be cooled down at ambient temperature before use.

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