ACCELERATOR 2950

• Accelerator with no leaching effect.
• Good property retention due to its amine functionality.
• Enables solvent free coatings – low VOC formulations.

• Co-hardener when used with polyamine, polyamidoamines and their adducts
• Good compatibility with amine hardeners
• Effective accelerator and co-hardener in polyurethane systems
• Good for low temperature and waterborne systems
• Accelerator with no leaching effect.
• Good property retention due to its amine functionality.
• Enables solvent free coatings – low VOC formulations.
• Reactive
• Tertiary amine based accelerator
• For ambient cure epoxy systems
• Low plasticising effect

• Reactive
• Tertiary amine based accelerator
• For ambient cure epoxy systems
• Low plasticising effect

In solvent free coatings:

• At low use levels, Accelerator 2950 produces the same effect as the industry standard tertiary amine such as Accelerator 960-1
• At high use levels, e.g., 20phr, Accelerator 2950 increases cure speed dramatically and coatings are open to foo traffic after 24 hours at 5°C.

In solvent containing coatings:

• At low use levels, Accelerator 2950 produces the same effect as Accelerator 960-1 but nearly twice the pot life.
• At high use levels, Accelerator 2950 give the same effect as in solvent free coatings.

In polyurethane systems:

• More dramatic results than in epoxy systems.
• Extremely short de-molding times for tooling systems.

No Leaching Effect:

Its unique amine functionality gives it the ability to co-react with the epoxy resin, making it part of the polymer backbone. The normal leaching is 5 times less than other accelerators, minimizing the impact on chemical or corrosion resistance properties.

Reference system: ARALDITE® GY 250 fully cured with IPDA based hardener ARADUR® 20315

Drying and Gel Time:

Accelerator 2950 offers a good balance between faster drying time and reduction of gel time also at low temperatures.

Standard low viscosity Epoxy

Kinetics
Viscosity build-up, time to reach 1 000 Pa.s

Thermo-mechanical properties
Modulus and Tg

Mechanical properties
Elongation at break and flexural strength

Note: Detailed information about Accelerators for dicyandiamide hardeners & Accelerators for amine cure from RT to 60°C can be accessed through this link.

Caution
To protect against any potential health risks presented by our products, the use of proper personal protective equipment (PPE) is recommended. Eye and skin protection is normally advised. Respiratory protection may be needed if mechanical ventilation is not available or is insufficient to remove vapors.