WEARING COMPOUNDS/EPOXIES/URETHANES

Wearing Compounds
Devcon® Devcon® Devcon®
Devcon® Devcon® Plexus®
Physical Properties Wear Guard™ Wear Guard™ Wear Guard™
Tile Adhesive HV Tile Adhesive MMA Tile Adhesive
Fine Load High Load High Temp
Color Grey Grey Grey White Grey White

Mix ratio by weight/volume

2:1 / 2:1 2:1 / 2:1 13.7:1 / 6:1 1.1:1 / 1:1 1.1:1 / 1:1 1.1:1 / 1:1
(resin:hardener)

Mixed viscosity (cP) Putty Putty Putty Putty Putty Putty

Functional cure (hours) 6-8 6-8 Heat Cured 12 8 1.5

Pot life (minutes @ 75˚F) 30 30 120 240 35 14

Specific volume (inches1/pound) 12.4 12.9 14.3 19.2 19 27.7

Coverage per pound

50 50 60 76.8 76 118
(inches2 @ 1⁄4" thickness)

Cured hardness
87 87 87 81 81 60
(ASTM D2240) (Shore D)

Cured shrinkage
0.0006 0.0006 0.0010 0.0010 0.0010 0.005
(ASTM D2566) (inch/inch)

Adhesive tensile shear

1,375 1,474 2,300 2,890 1,825 2,458
(ASTM D1002) (psi)

Compressive strength
11,000 11,000 13,200 9,620 11,800 3,254
(ASTM D695) (psi)

Flexural strength
7,190 7,140 8,220 5,480 5,400 4,719
(ASTM D790) (psi)

Coefficient of thermal expansion

34 32 27 14 14 18
(ASTM D696)[(in)/(in x ˚F)] x 10-6

Dielectric constant
46.0 41.0 38.0 46.0 45.0 43.0
(ASTM D150) (1 kHz)

Maximum continuous dry

300 300 450 200 200 180
service temperature (˚F)

Maximum continuous wet

140 140 150 150 N/A 150
service temperature (˚F)

NOTES: 2 Three-part system, beads separate

Devcon® Devcon® Devcon®

Devcon® Devcon® Plexus®
Chemical Resistance Wear Guard™ Wear Guard™ Wear Guard™
Tile Adhesive HV Tile Adhesive MMA Tile Adhesive
Fine Load High Load High Temp
ACIDS
Acetic 10%
Hydrochloric 10%
Sulfuric 10%

ALCOHOLS
Methanol
Isopropanol

KETONES
Acetone
Methyl ethyl ketone

ALKALIS
Ammonium hydroxide 20%
Sodium hydroxide 10%

HYDROCARBONS
Gasoline (unleaded)
Mineral spirits

CHLORINATED
HYDROCARBONS
1-1-1 Trichloroethane

SALTS
Sodium chloride
Trisodium phosphate

Key: Excellent Very Good Fair Poor

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