ARALDITE 2023-60
Harmonization Code : 3403.19 | Lubricating Preparations (With 70% or More Petroleum Oils) For Automotive and Other Uses
Main features
- 60-Minute Open Time
- Up to 30 mm Gap Fill
- 15.5 MPa Lap Shear
Product Description
ARALDITE 2023-60 A/B is a two-component, room-temperature-curing flexible methacrylate structural adhesive supplied as a thixotropic paste. Its open time is 60 minutes at room temperature, and the adhesive can fill gaps up to 30 mm. Cured performance includes 15.5 MPa lap shear strength under ISO 4587 at 23 deg C on sandblasted aluminum 5754, 22 MPa tensile strength under ISO 527 at 23 deg C, and 62 Shore D hardness under ISO 868. It is used for composite bonding in the manufacture of large structures.
Key features
- 60-minute open time: Applies at room temperature before assembly.
- Up to 30 mm gap filling: The thixotropic paste can fill gaps up to 30 mm.
- 15.5 MPa lap shear: ISO 4587 at 23 deg C on sandblasted aluminum 5754.
Applications
Composite bonding in the manufacture of large structures.
TDS, SDS & Technical Documents
Technical Specifications
General Properties
Appearance
Bright grey
Appearance at room temperature.
Component System
Two (F 323-60 MIN | Hardener F 323)
Describes the number of components that must be supplied, mixed, or activated before application or cure.
Pot Life
75 - 95 minutes
Pot life is the amount of time it takes for the viscosity of a material to double (or quadruple for lower viscosity materials) in room temperature after a material is mixed.
It is closely related to work life but it is not application dependent, less precise and more of a general indication of how fast a system is going to cure.
Specific Gravity
1.09
Specific gravity (SG) is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance; equivalently, it is the ratio of the mass of a substance to the mass of a reference substance for the same given volume.
For liquids, the reference substance is almost always water (1), while for gases, it is air (1.18) at room temperature. Specific gravity is unitless.
Physical Properties
Open time
> 60 minutes
Additional Information
Technical properties
As-supplied / before-processing properties
| Property | Value | Unit | Method / condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical form | Paste | Thixotropic, as supplied | |
| Open time | 60 | min | At room temperature |
| Density | 1.09 | g/cm^3 | As supplied |
| Maximum gap filling | 30 | mm | Up to; thixotropic paste |
Technical properties
After-processing / final-state properties
| Property | Value | Unit | Method / condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 62 | Shore D | ISO 868 |
| Tensile strength | 22 | MPa | ISO 527 at 23 deg C |
| Cured density | 1.29 | g/cm^3 | ISO 1183 at 23 deg C, cured |
| Glass transition temperature | 40.8 | deg C | ISO 6721 onset |
| Lap shear strength | 15.5 | MPa | ISO 4587 at 23 deg C, sandblasted aluminum 5754 |
