Hi everyone I like know if there is on sale some kind of elastometric resin? like the ones used on some  knife handles and grips foot holders.  a kind of a rubbery surface!

thanks! 

Hi Kylle,

Actually, yes. We're just about to stock a brand new high performance flexible epoxy resin system. It cures to an 80 shore hardness and can be used either as a laminating or a coating resin. It's a two-part mix, 100:120 ratio. It's called EF80 and we will be taking delivery on in around 7-10 days. Here's a link to it on our site:

https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/ef80-flexible-epoxy-resin

Best regards, Matt

Matt Statham
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales

Sounds like a very flexible new product! (pun intended!).

Is the viscosity thin enough for resin infusion??

Hi Warren,

Yes, I think it probably is. We certainly haven't tested it for that yet but the hardener (which is added at over 100%) is almost water-like so the mixed viscosity must be low enough for infusion, under the right circumstances.

--Matt

Matt Statham
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales

Hi Matt

which scale of shore hardness are you using?

I ask as i was looking at scales earlier and shore hardness 80 on scale A equates roughly to very hard shoe heel rubber, where as on scale D it equates to the plastics used in hard hats, so obviously there is a big difference.

I make polyurethane suspension bushes used in off road, in a range between 65 and 90 Shore A.

90 Shore A is already a pretty hard stuff. Touch the screen to check it   

80 Shore D, which is even harder, is far to be rubber.

Hi Warren,

It's the 'Shore A' scale I am referring too. Car tyres are about 70 Shore A, our flexible epoxy is 80 (well, 79 to 81). It actually feels reasonably flexible, especially when it's only thin. As you would expect, when you get to something more like a solid block of the material then it feels considerably harder but it's only perception. Shapes like the bushes workaholic_ro is making would feel pretty hard because of their shape. I believe the EF80 to be a really interest balance between a rigid material and a fully flexible material - you could certainly make a front bumper out of it and it would hold its shape without deforming or sagging and yet it would withstand a huge amount of abuse (I'm thinking rally car use).

All the best, Matt

Matt Statham
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales