Cardolite Polyols: Adhesives and

Coatings Performances

Cardolite Corporation

2020
 Contents
• Cardolite Polyols and Performances
in Polyurethane Applications
• Typical properties
• Adhesives and coatings
performances
• Non-metal bonding

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 OH value Viscosity Color Bio-content
Product Key features
(mg KOH/g) (cps@25 oC) (Gardner) (calculated)

NX-9001 175 2000 18 88 Low moisture

sensitivity and
LITE 9001 175 2000 ≤10 88
excellent alkaline
NX-9001LV 175 1000 18 91 resistance

Balanced strength and

NX-9005 170 3000 ≤5 79
Flexibility, low Tg
Balanced strength and
NX-9007 175 2900 ≤14 80 Flexibility, low Tg,
hydrophobicity
NX-9008 320 3000 10 61 High strength, high Tg

Increased
NX-9011 224 1710 ≤5 62
Hardness, Toughness
High strength, better
NX-9014 256 1200 ≤5 64
color stability
Sovermol
320 700 ≤3 - Reference
750

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Cardolite Polyols
 Tensile Lap shear * Elongation
Shore D
Formulation Strength Strength, at break Tg(°C) Cure conditions
hardness
(MPa) (MPa) (%)

NX-9001/PMDI
8.5 62 7.4 35 40 RT/7day
=100/41.6
LITE 9001/PMDI
11.2 65 9.0 22 54 RT/7day
=100/41.6
NX-9001LV/PMDI
3.7 56 5.4 41 26 RT/7day
=100/41.6
NX-9005/PMDI
17.6 72 11.2 83 24.5 RT/7day
=100/40.3
NX-9007/PMDI
17.3 71 10.7 84 23.2 RT/7day
=100/40.3

NX-9008/PMDI 14.3
38 80 6 98 RT/7day
=100/78.3 (13 on Al)

NX-9011:PMDI
30 78 11.5 70 46 25℃/4day+60℃/24hr
=100:56

NX-9014:PMDI 13.7
27.2 76 43 37 70℃/4hr+120℃/2.5hr
=100:61.8 (10 on Al)

Sovermol 750:PMDI
38 - 15.3 13.1 96 70℃/4hr+120℃/2.5hr
=100/75
Polymeric MDI (PMDI): Desmodur 44V20L, PAPI27
NCO Index:100
*Lap shear test on blasted steel substrate or Aluminum

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Mechanical Properties
 Dry hard(hr) Dry hard(hr) Dry hard(hr)
Formulation
at 25°C at 5°C at 0°C
NX-9001/PMDI=100/41.6 4.2 8.5 12.8

LITE9001/PMDI=100/41.6 1.6 3.2 3.8

NX-9001LV/PMDI=100/41.6 7.7 21.2 24.8

NX-9005/PMDI = 100/40.3 4.1 17.8 22.9

NX-9007/PMDI=100/40.3 4.5 17.3 22.7

NX-9011/PMDI=100/56 2.7 8.9 -

NX-9014/PMDI=100/61.8 2.9 8.2 -

Sovermol 750/PMDI=100/75 2.2 8.9 -

Sovermol 805/PMDI=100/40.3 5.9 19.9 26.9

Polymeric MDI(PMDI): Desmodur 44V20L

NCO index:100

Cure speed: LITE 9001>NX-9011, NX-9014 ≧NX-9001>NX-9005=NX-9007>

Castor oil based polyol>NX-9001LV

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Cure Speed
 5
4.5 NX-9005
4 NX-9007
3.5
NX-9011
3

Delta E
NX-9014
2.5
2 S-750
1.5 D-1145
1 D-1150
0.5
0
1day 3day 7day 14day 28day
QUV exposure days

PART A Weight
POLYOLS(NX-9005, NX-9007, NX-9011, NX-9014, S-
38.94
750,D-1145, D-1150)
BYK-163 0.56
TITANIUM DIOXIDE 22.32
MICA 28.08
BARIUM SULFATE 10.10
TOTAL 100
25.37/26.12/33.43/38.20/47.84/34.92/
PART B: Desmodur N-3390
23.14
Desmodur N-3390: Aliphatic polyisocyanate (HDI trimer)

NX-9014 exhibited excellent color stability, similar to

Sovermol 750

QUV Color Stability

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 Formula
CO2 (ml) after 24hr
100g of polyol/p-MDI +100g of water)
NX-9005/PMDI 16
NX-9007/PMDI 17
NX-9011/PMDI 36
NX-9001/PMDI 5
NX-9001LV/PMDI 5.8
LITE 9001/PMDI 7.8
NX-9008/PMDI 36
NX-9014/PMDI >75
Sovermol750/PMDI >75
Polymeric MDI(PMDI): PAPI27
Flexible Tubing Graduated
CO2 evolution cylinder

Box
Polyol/p-MDI/Water

➢Reduction on CO2 evolution indicates less moisture sensitivity

➢CNSL Polyols show good hydrophobicity: reduced moisture
sensitivity

Moisture Sensitivity: CO2 Evolution

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 Lap shear
Polyol sample, cured with Lap shear strength(MPa) after Reduction (%) for lap
PMDI at NCO index=100 strength(MPa), control 80°C/7day water shear strength
immersion

Sovermol 750 16.0 9.6 40.1

NX-9001 9.6 7.0 26.8
NX-9005 9.3 7.1 24.7
NX-9007 8.7 6.2 28.5
NX-9008 17.2 7.6 55.7
NX-9011 9.9 6.9 29.7
NX-9014 13.2 5.7 56.6

Substrate: Sand blasted steel

Cure condition:60°C/72hr
PMDI: PAPI27
➢Cardolite polyols show excellent bond strength on steel substrate
➢After exposure to 80 ˚C/7days in water, reduction on bond strength
was observed due to hydrolysis. NX-9001, NX-9005, NX-9007 and NX-
9011 showed better hydrolytic stability because of its increased
hydrophobicity

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Hydrolytic Stability
 CNSL Polyols: Castor oil based
NX-9001 family Polyol

30 days immersion at
10% H2SO4

30 days immersion at
Excellent alkaline 10% NaOH
resistance and
suitable for concrete Blister formation after
adhesives/coatings 6 days immersion

30 days immersion at
30% NaCl

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Chemical Resistance
 Cyclic test :25 °C for 12 hours,
followed by 12 hours at 5 °C for 5 °C/36hrs -27 °C/1hr
10 days)

Turn solid

NX-9014 Sovermol NX-9014 Sovermol

750 750

NX-9014 shows no crystallization Sovermol 750 shows some

while Sovermol 750 shows small crystallization while NX-9014 -
crystal formation remains liquid and transparent

NX-9014 remains liquid at various temperatures while Sovermol 750

exhibits tendency of crystallization

Crystallization: NX-9014 vs Sovermol 750

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 Lap shear strength on plastics(MPa)

Polyols
Failure Failure Failure Failure Failure Failure Failure Compo Failure
ABS Nylon PC PVC Acrylic PE PP
Mode Mode mode mode mode mode Mode site* mode

NX-9005 4.1 CF/AF 2.7 CF/AF 4.9 CF/AF 4.0 CF/AF 3.2 CF/AF 1.4 CF/AF 1.8 CF/AF 5.6 CF

LITE 9001 4.1 CF/AF 1.9 CF/AF 3.3 CF/AF 2.3 CF/AF 3.0 CF/AF 1.4 CF/AF 1.6 CF/AF 5.7 CF

NX-9008 4.6 SF 2.1 CF/AF NA NA NA NA 1.4 CF/AF 15.4 CF

-Cured with polymeric MDI at NCO index 100

-Substrate pretreatment: sand paper polish+ Ethanol clean
-Failure Mode: CF: cohesive failure, AF: Adhesive failure SF: substrate failure
* composite: Carbon fiber reinforced epoxy prepreg

➢NX-9005 shows good bond strength on Nylon and PVC

➢NX-9008 has the best strength on composite substrate

Polyols: Non-metal Bonding

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 Cardolite Polyols
• Cardolite offers renewable polyols for
Polyurethane applications
• CNSL based products showed
outstanding water resistance, reduced
moisture sensitivity, and excellent
chemical resistance.
• NX-9011, NX-9014, NX-9008 are high
strength polyols with excellent adhesion
• Low viscosity and good color stable
polyols are available
• Key applications
• Adhesives and coatings for floors
and pipes
• Adhesives (honeycomb adhesives,
water proof adhesive for clothes)
and sealants
• Potting, composites

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