Cure time on epoxi resin??


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Nicklas Koch
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On infusion resin, how long time is it to cure??
And if I lower the temperature during the infusion time, will it be longer time and ok, and then raise the temperature when infusion are clear??
Does the epoxi infusion have minimum temperature to get infusion or are 0 c the lowest and still good for increasing the heat after it have bin pulled thru mold??

/Nicklas

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Cure time will totally depend on the specific resin you are using, so check your resin systems TDS. 

You dont want to go too cold with any resin, but especially infusion resin. Temperature has a massive effect on the resins viscosity, so if it is too cold the resin will be too thick to infuse properly. You can increase your pot life by lowering the temperature a bit, but generally you would only do this if your ambient temperatures are quite high and you are trying to get the temperature back down to a good working temperature. Realistically, this is above 18°. 18-25° Celcius is ideal working temperature for ambient cure resins. If your ambient temperature was 35°C+, you would probably want to cool the working area down a bit or wait for cooler conditions. If it is below 18°, you will want to warm the area or the resin.
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The exact temperature doesn't really makes a difference how far you can get with your infusion, as long as it is around room temperature (wich it should be). If it is a little colder, the pot life is longer, but the resin flows equally much slower. Most infusion resin systems have 2-3 differnt hardener options, from slow to fast curing.

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If its our IN2, then the AT30 comes in Fast and Slow varieties which can be blended in any proportion to get a medium or variations thereof.  As long as you maintain the correct 100:30 resin:hardener mixing ratio, then it doesn't matter how much fast or slow you use.  You can then blend it to get times that work for you.

Warren Penalver
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