ADVANTAGES
• Low vapor pressure and low toxicity
• Improves flexibility
• Improves adhesion to non-polar surfaces
APPLICATIONS
• Flooring, mortars and grouts
• High and 100% solids coatings
• Laminates
• Exposed aggregate
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.
Material may crystallize or solidify upon exposure to low temperatures. Crystallized or solidified material can be utilized after melting at elevated temperatures without impacting handling or physical properties. It is recommended that the material be heated to 50-70°C while mixing continuously for 1 hour.
STORAGE AND HANDLING
Refer to the Safety Data Sheet for Epodil 748 reactive diluent.
| TABLE 1: TYPICAL PROPERTIES | |
| Color (Gardner) | Clear liquid |
| Color (APHA) (max) | 1 |
| Viscosity @ 77°F (cPs) | 12 |
| 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 748 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 748 (%) | Viscosity @ 77°F (25°C) (cP) |
| 5 | 4,000 |
| 10 | 1,050 |
| 15 | 500 |
| 20 | 300 |
TABLE 3: 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 748
• Cured with Ancamine® 1618 curing agent at 1:1 stoichiometry
| Property | Without Epodil 748 | With Epodil 748 |
| Persoz hardness② at 23ºC (1 day/7day) | 195/310 | 61/274 |
| Phase 3 dry time③ (h) | 7:10 | 10:05 |
| Tg④ (1st scan) | 51 | 48 |
| 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
