Benefits

 

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High surface energy. Readily wets and wicks between optical fibres

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Good adhesion to glass fibres as well as metal, ceramic and many plastics

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Good impact and thermal shock resistance

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Optically clear

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Reaches handling strength in 30 minutes

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Excellent for bonding and potting optical components such as prisms, LED's and fibres

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Available in 50ml DuoSyringe with associated mixing
nozzles and dispenser (not included)

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Shelf life is 12 months from date of manufacture

 

 

 

 

 

  Properties
  Curing
  Work life at 23°C

  5 minutes
  (2g in syringe)

  Curing schedule (time to full cure)

  2 hours at  23°C

  10 minutes at 65°C
  Properties before curing
  Mixed viscosity   5 ÷ 10 Pa·s
  Surface tension   42 - 44 mN/m
  Optimum Properties  (cured at 23°C for 24 hours)

  Refractive index

   1.54
  Thermal expansion   55 x 10-6 cm/cm/°C
  Density   1.2
  Hardness   70D
  Shrinkage on cure   3%
  Lap shear (Al/Al)   8 MPa
  Operating temperature

  -60°C to +125°C