ARALDITE® CW 2248 / ARADUR® HY 956

ARALDITE® CW 2248 / ARADUR® HY 956 is an optimally filled casting resin for processing and curing at room temperature. ARALDITE® CW 2248 is a modified, solvent-free epoxy resin containing mineral filler. ARADUR® HY 956 is a modified, aliphatic polyamine hardener.

RTU Product Type: Casting Resin

Product End Uses: Capacitors, Filters, Power Transformers

Chemical Family: Epoxy & Epoxy Derivatives

Composites Processing Methods: Casting, Vacuum Casting

Features: Excellent Dielectric Properties, Low Water Absorption, Room Temperature Curing

Enhanced TDS

Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family
Fillers Included
RTU Product Type
Technologies
Product Families

Features & Benefits

Ready-to-Use Product Features
Features and Benefits
  • Good dielectric properties
  • Low water absorption
  • Flammability: UL 94 V-0 (6mm)

Applications & Uses

Applicable Processes
Composites Processing Methods
Product End Uses
Processing Methods

Casting / vacuum casting

Processing Information
  • Preparation ARALDITE® CW 2248 contains fillers, which tend to settle over time. It is therefore recommended to carefully homogenize the complete contents of the container before use. In the storage vessels of the production equipment, the pre-filled products should be stirred up from time to time to avoid sedimentation and irregular metering.
  • Mixing The casting mix is best prepared by heating the resin up to 40 50 °C before stirring in the hardener. Brief degassing of the mix under 5 10 mbar vacuum improves the mixture homogeneity and enhances the dielectric properties of the castings.
  • Curing To determine whether cross-linking has been carried to completion and the final properties are optimal, it is necessary to carry out relevant measurements on the actual object or to measure the glass transition temperature. Different gel and cure cycles in the customer s manufacturing process could lead to a different degree of cross- linking and thus a different glass transition temperature.

Properties

Flame Rating
Physical Form

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance

Technical Details & Test Data

Mechanical & Physical Properties

Mechanical and Physical Properties: at 23°C. Cured for 24h/RT + 6h/60°C.

Glass transition temperature 86 °C ISO 6721
Thermal class B   IEC 60085
Tensile modulus 6500 MPa ISO 527
Tensile strength 45 MPa ISO 527
Elongation at break 1 % ISO 527
Impact strength 7 kJ/m² ISO 179
Compressive strength 112 MPa ISO 604
Flexural strength 90 MPa ISO 178
Thermal linear coefficient 44 ppm/K ISO 11359-2
Thermal conductivity 0.69 W/mK ISO 8894-1
Hardness 81 Shore D DIN 53505
Flammability V-0 (6mm)  

UL 94 NC E96722

Water absorption (10 days at 23°C) 0.09 % by wt. ISO 62/80
Water absorption (30 min at 100°C) 0.22 % by wt. ISO 62/80
Electrical Properties

Electrical Properties: at 23°C. Cured for 6h/RT + 6h/60°C.

Dielectric strength (2 mm specimen) 15 kV/mm IEC 60243-1
Dielectric loss factor (tan δ, 50Hz, 25°C) 7.9 % IEC 60250
Dielectric constant (εr, 50Hz, 25°C) 5.3   IEC 60250
Volume resistivity (ρ, 25°C) 10¹⁴ Ω cm IEC 60093
Tracking resistance (CTI) >600   IEC 60112
Electrolytic corrosion A-1   IEC 60426

Storage & Handling

Storage Conditions
  • Store the components in a dry place at RT, in tightly sealed original containers.
  • Under these conditions, the shelf life will correspond to the expiry date stated on the label.
  • After this date, the product may be processed only after reanalysis.
  • Partly emptied containers should be tightly closed immediately after use.

Other

Application Information
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Mix Ratio0.11 %(W)%(W)Hardener : Resin