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Reactive diluents

Our modified epoxy resins are special and highly innovative adaptations of the standard epoxy resins category. With our experience and with the help of our reactive diluents ipox RD, we can realize an immense range of such individual adaptations.

Reactive diluents are low-viscosity, mono- or difunctional, aliphatic or aromatic glycidyl ethers of alcohols and alkylphenols and are used to dilute higher viscosity epoxy resins.

The glycidyl ethers used for this purpose are covalently bonded to the polymer and cannot migrate, unlike commercially available solvents.

By using glycidyl ethers as reactive diluents, the final properties such as viscosity, pot life, wetting of pigments and fillers, flammability and, of course, mechanical properties can be optimized.

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Reactive diluents

ProductChemical nameStructureCASEEW g/eqViscosity at 25ยฐC mPaโ€ขsGardner colour maxWater solubilityFurther attributesIndustriesAttributes
ipox RD 14Neopentylglykol-diglycidyletherstructure17557-23-2150 โ€“ 16015 โ€“ 252comparable to ipox RD 18; improved price/performance ratio; low volatilityConstruction chemistryPaints and coatingsFibersPerformance ChemicalsComposites and 3D printingUV stableVOC-freeFast curing
ipox RD 14 ecoNeopentylglykol-diglycidyletherstructure17557-23-2150 โ€“ 16015 โ€“ 252comparable to ipox RD 18; improved price/performance ratio; low volatilityConstruction chemistryPaints and coatingsFibersPerformance ChemicalsComposites and 3D printingUV stableVOC-freeFast curingEco-line
ipox RD 172-Ethyl-Hexyl-glycidyletherstructure2461-15-6210 โ€“ 2302 โ€“ 41very good dilution performance; low odor; self-emulsifying characterConstruction chemistryPaints and coatingsFibersPerformance ChemicalsComposites and 3D printingUV stableVOC-free
ipox RD 181,6-Hexandiol-diglycidyletherstructure933999-84-916096-31-4147 โ€“ 16115 โ€“ 251mechanical properties are little affected; very good chemical resistanceConstruction chemistryPaints and coatingsFibersPerformance ChemicalsComposites and 3D printingUV stableVOC-freeFast curing
ipox RD 19Polyoxypropylenglycol-diglycidyletherstructure26142-30-3 Polymer280 โ€“ 35030 โ€“ 701results in impact resistant resin systems; hydrophobic characterConstruction chemistryPaints and coatingsPerformance ChemicalsComposites and 3D printingUV stableVOC-freeFast curing
ipox RD 20Trimethylolpropane-polyglycidyletherstructure30499-70-8 Polymer140 โ€“ 150120 โ€“ 1802accelerating effect; high degree of crosslinking; glass transition temperature is only slightly affectedConstruction chemistryPaints and coatingsFibersPerformance ChemicalsComposites and 3D printingUV stableVOC-freeFast curing
ipox RD 21Poly(tetramethylene-oxide)-diglycidyletherstructure26951-52-0 Polymer395 โ€“ 445140 โ€“ 1902results in impact resistant resin systems; hydrophobic characterConstruction chemistryPaints and coatingsPerformance ChemicalsComposites and 3D printingUV stableVOC-free
ipox RD 24C12-C14-glycidyletherstructure68609-97-2270 โ€“ 3135 โ€“ 101very good dilution performance; hydrophobic character; only low volatilityConstruction chemistryPaints and coatingsFibersPerformance ChemicalsComposites and 3D printingUV stableVOC-free
ipox RD 31,4-Butanediol-diglycidyletherstructure2425-79-8130 โ€“ 14512 โ€“ 221best difunctional thinner; mechanical properties are little affected; very good solvent resistanceConstruction chemistryPaints and coatingsFibersPerformance ChemicalsComposites and 3D printingUV stableVOC-freeFast curing
ipox RD 61-1C12-C14-EOx-glycidylether-Polymer470 โ€“ 50015 โ€“ 252results in impact resistant resin systems; hydrophobic characterPaints and coatingsFibersPerformance ChemicalsComposites and 3D printingUV stableVOC-free

Due to the strong diluting effect of reactive diluents, formulations for solvent-free coating materials can be produced.

The particular advantage of using reactive diluents is that they reduce the processing viscosity of the resins. This low processing viscosity supports easy application of the epoxy resin system and significantly improves the final result. The addition of a reactive reactive diluents thus facilitates the processing of the epoxy resin and allows, among other things, the addition of more fillers and improves the wetting behavior on the substrate.

Pure reactive reactive diluents cannot be used alone as resin components, as their final properties are insufficient.

ipox RD reactive diluents are crosslinkers and react with the amine component.  For technical, economic and toxicological reasons, a low proportion of reactive diluents in the epoxy resin is always aimed for.