ARALDITE® XB 5720 / ARALDITE® XB 5729

ARALDITE® XB 5720 / ARALDITE® XB 5729 is an optimally filled casting resin system with good impregnation capability for processing and curing at room temperatures or slightly elevated temperatures, it is used in light starters, and switches.

RTU Product Type: Casting Resin

Product End Uses: Electronic Encapsulation, Starters, Switches

Chemical Family: Epoxy & Epoxy Derivatives

Composites Processing Methods: Vacuum Casting

Features: Good Impregnation Capability, Room Temperature Curing, Thermal Shock Resistant

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Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

Ready-to-Use Product Features
Product Properties
  • Very good thermal shock resistance
  • Very good thermal endurance
  • Flammability : UL 94 approval V0 for 4 mm thick layer

Applications & Uses

Technical Details & Test Data

Processing Information

Processing Information

  • The ARALDITE resin component should be stirred and homogenized in the original container before use.
  • The ARALDITE casting mix is best prepared by heating the ARALDITE 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.

 

Mix Ratio and Processing data

 

Property Condition Unit Value
Mix Ratio - pbw 100 : 12
Initial Mix Viscosity 25°C mPa·s ca. 3,900
Initial Mix Viscosity 45°C mPa·s ca. 780
Gel Time (Gelnorm) 60°C min ca. 16

 

Mechanical and Physical properties

Determined on standard test specimens at 23°C, cured for 24 h/RT + 6 h/60°C

 

Color of castings   Green
Specific gravity at 25°C DIN 55990 g/cm³ ca. 1.63
Shore D hardness (4 mm plate) at 25°C DIN 53505 ca. 90
Tensile strength at 25°C ISO 527T2/93 MPa ca. 56
Elongation at break at 25°C ISO 527T2/93 % ca. 1.1
E modulus at 25°C ISO 527T2/93 MPa ca. 8450
Glass transition temperature   TA STAR °C ca. 58
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion   DIN 53 752/80 ppm/K ca. 52.25
Thermal conductivity   ISO 8894/90 W/mK ca. 0.78
Water absorption  
1 day at 23°C ISO 63/80 % ca. 0.08
30 min at 100°C ISO 62/80 % ca. 0.4
Electric strength 2 mm plate at 23°C IEC 243-1 kV/mm ca. 25
Flammability   UL 94 V-0 4 mm

 

Note: 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 gelling 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.

 

System tested:
ARALDITE® XB 5720 / ARALDITE® XB 5729
Mix ratio: 100 / 12 pbw
Guideline values determined on standard test specimens cured for 24 h/ RT + 6 h/60°C

 

Electrical Properties

 

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Processing methods: Atmospheric or Vacuum casting

Storage & Handling

Storage and Handling Information
  • Regular procedures approved by national and/or local authorities
  • Store the components in a dry place 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 after reanalysis.
  • Partly emptied containers should be tightly closed immediately after use.
  • Disposal: Regular procedures approvedand/or local authorities