ARALDITE® LY 3572 / ARADUR® HY 918 / DY 062

ARALDITE® LY 3572 / ARADUR® HY 918 / DY 062 is a casting resin system for filament winding, pultrusion, and wet laminating.

RTU Product Type: Casting Resin

Product End Uses: Electrical Laminates, Rods, Tubes

Chemical Family: Epoxy & Epoxy Derivatives

Composites Processing Methods: Filament Winding, Pultrusion, Wet Lamination

Features: Excellent Aging Resistance, Excellent Dielectric Properties, Good Mechanical Properties

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Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

Ready-to-Use Product Features
Product Features
  • Good mechanical and dielectric properties at evaluate temperature
  • Good aging resistance
  • Low exothermic reaction for 0.2 pbw DY 062

Applications & Uses

Composites Processing Methods
Product End Uses
System Preparation

Filament Winding

  • To get good fiber wetting and reproducible building parts a temperature of 35-45°C is recommended for the impregnation bath. The mandrel temperature should be 60-120°C during winding. The gelling shall take place on the rotating mandrel at 90-120°C

Pultrusion

  • To guarantee a good wetting of the fibers, the viscosity shall not exceed 2000 mPa.s. The temperature of the impregnation bath, has to be adapted correspondingly. Under these circumstances a pot life of least 90 min is achievable.
  • These can also be influenced or adapted by the amount of the accelerator. It is advised to add about 2 pbw of DY 062 on 100 pbw of LY 3572.
  • The accelerator is always to be added to the hardener. 
Processing Information
  • Filament winding
  • Pultrusion
  • Wet laminating
Application Information
  • Manufacture of electrical laminates (tubes, rods, etc.)

Technical Details & Test Data

Guideline Values

Component A
 

Property Value Unit Test Method Condition
Viscosity at 25°C 1100 - 1500 mPa·s DIN 53015 25°C
Epoxy Content 5.80 - 6.05 equiv/kg ISO 3001  
Density at 25°C 1.1 - 1.2 g/cm³ ISO 1675 25°C
Flash Point >200 °C DIN 51758  
Vapour Pressure at 25°C (Knudsen) <0.01 Pa   25°C
Vapour Pressure at 60°C (Knudsen) <0.5 Pa   60°C

Component B
 

Property Value Unit Test Method Condition
Viscosity at 25°C 50 - 80 mPa·s DIN 53015 25°C
Density at 25°C 1.18 - 1.24 g/cm³ ISO 1675 25°C
Flash Point 159 °C DIN 51758 -
Vapour Pressure at 25°C (Knudsen) ~1 Pa - 25°C
Vapour Pressure at 60°C (Knudsen) ~10 Pa - 60°C

Component C

Property Value Unit Test Method Condition
Viscosity at 25°C ~10 mPa·s DIN 53015 25°C
Density at 25°C 0.88 - 0.92 g/cm³ ISO 1675 25°C
Flash Point 59 °C DIN 51758 -
Vapour Pressure at 20°C (Knudsen) ~300 Pa - 20°C
Vapour Pressure at 60°C (Knudsen) ~1600 Pa - 60°C

 

System Properties

Mix Ratios 

System ARALDITE LY3572 CI ARADUR HY 918 CI Accelerator DY 062 CI Units
1 100 85 0.2 pbw
2 100 85 1.3 pbw

Physical Properties (acc Lab measuring results) 

Property System 1 System 2 Unit Test Method
Initial Viscosity at 25°C 250 250 mPa·s

Brookfield viscometer

Pot life to 1500 mPa·s at 60°C 30 4 h  
Pot life to 15,000 mPa·s at 25°C >50 >50 h  
Geltime at 60°C 38 7 h  
Geltime at 80°C 7 1.5 h  
Geltime at 100°C 100 18 min  
Geltime at 120°C 33 8 min  

 

Processing Information

System Preparation

 

Filament Winding

  • To get good fiber wetting and reproducible building parts a temperature of 35-45°C is recommended for the impregnation bath. The mandrel temperature should be 60-120°C during winding. The gelling shall take place on the rotating mandrel at 90-120°C

Pultrusion

  • To guarantee a good wetting of the fibers, the viscosity shall not exceed 2000 mPa.s. The temperature of the impregnation bath, has to be adapted correspondingly. Under these circumstances a pot life of least 90 min is achievable.
  • These can also be influenced or adapted by the amount of the accelerator. It is advised to add about 2 pbw of DY 062 on 100 pbw of LY 3572.
  • The accelerator is always to be added to the hardener. 

 

Mix Ratios

 

System ARALDITE LY3572 CI ARADUR HY 918 CI Accelerator DY 062 CI Units
1 100 85 0.2 pbw
2 100 85 1.3 pbw

 

Physical Properties (acc Lab measuring results) 

 

Property System 1 System 2 Unit Test Method
Initial Viscosity at 25°C 250 250 mPa·s

Brookfield viscometer

Pot life to 1500 mPa·s at 60°C 30 4 h  
Pot life to 15,000 mPa·s at 25°C >50 >50 h  
Geltime at 60°C 38 7 h  
Geltime at 80°C 7 1.5 h  
Geltime at 100°C 100 18 min  
Geltime at 120°C 33 8 min  

 

Mechanical & Electrical Properties

 

Component System 1 (Cured 80°C/2h + 80°C/2h + 120°C/24h) System 2 (Cured 120°C/2h)
ARALDITE LY3572 CI 100 100
ARADUR HY 918 CI 85 85
Accelerator DY 062 0.2 1.3

 

Property System 1 System 2 Unit Test Method
Tensile Strength 70 - 80 70 - 80 MPa

ISO R 527: 1993

Elongation at Break 4.0 - 5.0 4.0 - 5.0 % -
E Modulus from Tensile Test 3100 - 3200 3150 - 3250 MPa -
Flexural Strength at 23°C 130 - 140 130 - 140 MPa ISO 178
E-Modulus at 23°C 5.5 - 6.5 5.5 - 6.5 MPa ISO 178
Glass Transition Temperature (DSC) 92 - 102 92 - 102 °C IEC 61006
Breakdown Strength 21 - 25 22 - 26 kV/mm IEC 60243-1
Dissipation Factor (tanδ at 50 Hz) 0.3 0.3 % IEC 60250
Permittivity (εr at 50 Hz) 3.3 3.3 - IEC 60250
Tracking Resistance CTI>600-<1 CTI>600-<1 - IEC 60112
Electrolytic Corrosion A-1 A-1 - IEC 60426
Volume Resistivity 9.1 7.8 10^16 Ω·cm

IEC 93 / DIN 53482

Storage & Handling

Storage Conditions
  • The components have to be stored under dry conditions at 18-25°C, 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 following reanalysis.
  • Partly emptied containers should be closed tightly immediately after use.