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Composites and casted polymer products have one special feature; the material, a combination of matrix resin, reinforcements and fillers, is born at the same time as the final product is manufactured.TRANSCRIPT
Choose Performance!AROPOL™
Unsaturated Polyester Resins.
1 Responsible Care and the Responsible Care logo are registeredservice marks of the American Chemistry Council in the U.S.A. and of other entities in other countries.
Composites and casted polymer products have onespecial feature; the material, a combination of matrixresin, reinforcements and fillers, is born at the sametime as the final product is manufactured.
This sets stringent requirements on all of us in theproduction chain, from petrochemicals to thermosetpolymers and further to the final fiber reinforcedor casted polymer product.
A High-Performance Family of Products
AROPOL™ is the family name for Ashland’s complete range of unsaturatedpolyester resins serving the composites industry. We believe that superior endproducts are created with successful cooperation between raw material suppliersand composites producers. Suppliers’ skills and service capabilities are essentialto fully utilize the properties of composites and casted polymer products.
That is why Ashland Composite Polymers has a skillful and extensive organizationof professionals for every customer in every area we serve. Our network of plants,sales representatives, technical support and distributors work hard to ensure wedeliver the performance our customers need.
Better Working Environmentand Savings in Raw Material Consumption
We also work constantly on improving production methods at our plants,implementing quality systems, such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and the standardof Det Norske Veritas for Occupational Health and Safety Assessment System,and incorporating the Responsible Care1 guiding principles into every aspect ofour plant operations.
Many of the AROPOL products are also formulated to meet the toughestrequirements set by international classification Societies like Lloyds’ Register, DetNorske Veritas, Afnor, Rina, British Standard Institute, Germanisher Lloyd andANSI.
Our salespeople and technical service team will guide you in finding the rightAROPOL resin for your product and your application process.
By choosing AROPOL resins, you choose performance.
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HETRON® Corrosion ResistantEpoxy Vinyl Ester Resinsand Fire Retardant Resins.
HETRONfire retardantresins arefulfilling very toughrequirements and aretherefore widely used inproducing composite partsfor building mass transitapplications, such high speedtrains.
Ashland is a leading supplier of corrosion resistantresins for reinforced plastics. We offer the mostcomprehensive line of corrosion resistant, heat resistantand fire retardant resins on the market today. Ashland’sexperience spans five decades.
No Single FRP Resin Can Handle Every Kind of Corrosion Problem
That´s why Ashland has made a wide range of famous HETRON® corrosionresistant epoxy vinyl ester resins to fit all customers’ needs. HETRON epoxy vinylester resins differ from polyesters due to their enhanced mechanical properties.HETRON resins offer excellent physical strength and improved impact and thermalshock resistance compared to regular polyester resins. HETRON epoxy vinyl esterresins are also available as low styrene content (<35%) versions.
Maximum Corrosion Resistance with HETRON Resins
HETRON epoxy vinyl ester resins offer maximum corrosion and temperatureresistance to acids, alkalis, hypochlorites and many solvents. HETRON corrosionresistant products have been formulated by using the F-Cat technology (see pages16-17) for flexibility in production. The HETRON resin technical service groupprovides recommendations and specific services at [email protected].
HETRON Fire Retardant Resins
Ashland´s range of HETRON fire retardant resins is the broadest in the industry.You can find HETRON resins with or without halogens incorporated into thepolymer backbone. HETRON fire retardant resins can be based on epoxy vinylester or unsaturated polyester technology.
Due to their excellent fire retardant properties, HETRON resins have beensuccessfully used in building and construction (wall claddings, panels, roofing,shower cabins), in infrastructure (panels, electrical boxes, bus shelters, street lamps),in transport (interior and exterior parts in trains, buses, trams, subways) and inmarine (rescue boats, patrol vessels, luxury cruiser interior parts).
The HETRON resin family includes products tested according to both national(NF, DIN, BS, UNE, etc.) and international (EU, UL, IMO, etc.) classificationrequirements.
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MODAR®Modified Acrylic Resins,Formulated Performanceto Meet Customer Needs.
A major case history is theelectrical cable trays madefor the tunnel under theEnglish Channel.
Truck Hood produced by ResinTransfer Molding usingMODAR resin.
Ashland has developed a series of unique thermoset polymerscalled MODAR® Modified Acrylic Resins. These resinswere initially developed for closed molding applicationssuch as resin transfer molding and pultrusion. However,the end use properties of MODAR resins have encouragedtheir use also in other molding processes, such as hand lay-up, vacuum infusion (scrimp) and filament winding.
This unique chemistry offers a very diversified range ofapplications in many markets like automotive, mass transit, railways, building, rods foroptical cable, structural parts and profiles, and optimal fire retardant / low smokecomposite parts.
MODAR resins can be used in carbon fibers reinforced composites in place of epoxies.MODAR resins offer faster cure times and competitive physical properties.
MODAR resins are based on methacrylate chemistry and they are processed likeunsaturated polyester resins by free-radical cross-linking.
MODAR Resins Inherently Offer:
• low viscosity
• rapid cure
• fast cycle times
• superior physical properties
• resistance to cracking
• long shelf-life and stability(valuable for hot climate countries)
MODAR resin systems with low profile additive for class A surface (MODAR 824LTS)or with low shrink additive for pultrusion (MODAR 826HT) give high quality surfacefinish and good dimension stability.
MODAR resins with aluminium trihydrate are anoutstanding solution for fire retardant applications (FR/LS).
These blends meet the most stringent fire requirements for fire retardancy, ignitability,rate of heat release, smoke generation, and toxicity (non-halogenated resins). This solutionallows to produce FR/LS composite parts with a standard process and a good balanceof properties like toughness, surface quality and high productivity.
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MAXGUARD® withAward Winning LE-Technology
Premium Gel Coats for YourPremium Products.
MAXGUARD® LE gel coat gives you the highperformance you expect from a Maxguard product:excellent yellowing and blistering resistance,minimal shrinkage, good transfer efficiency whenspraying and easy application on the shop floor.
Thanks to Ashland’s patented Low Emission (LE) Technology, MAXGUARD LEgel coat reduces VOC application emissions by up to 50% compared to standardgel coats.
Award Winning MAXGUARD LE gel coat with LE-Technology
MAXGUARD LE is a gel coat based on LE-Technology. The patented newpolymer and the low styrene content of the gel coat improves UV resistancedramatically. This means exceptionally bright and pure colors that last longer.
In accelerated weathering tests MAXGUARD LE gel coat has proven to besuperior to other high-quality gel coats. In comparison with other products,MAXGUARD LE gel coat shows less yellowing, and the durability of thesurface gloss is better.
Due to the low styrene content, the shrinkage with MAXGUARD LE gel coatis 20 to 30% lower than with competing products.
LE-Technology does not affect the mechanical properties of the gel coat, andadhesion to the laminate is even better than with standard gel coats.
The spraying properties of MAXGUARD LE gel coat are comparable to thoseof traditional products. Less overspray and lower emission reduce total con-sumption of gel coat 10-15% when compared to standard gel coats.
MAXGUARD LE gel coat complies with the small boat standards of Lloyds'Register of Shipping and Det Norske Veritas.
To us, MAXGUARD gel coat is theonly low emission gel coat thatfulfills our quality criteria,” saysIngemar Spindel , productionmanager at Swedish yacht producer,Lyseplast Produkter AB.
Mike Usina , Silverton Marine:
“Now with the MAXGUARD LE gel coat we’ve
been using since last October, yellowing seem
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to be a problem of the past.”
Advanced Performancewith Reduced Emissions
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MAXGUARDwith LE-Technology
voted most importantgel coat to the future success
of the FRP industry!
Award-winningAshland LE-Technology
cuts down styrene emissionsand reduces material costs.
This is a good example of howour continuous research anddevelopment work directly
benefits our customers.
AROTRAN® World LeadingTechnology and Solutions
for the Automotive Market.
WithAROTRAN®
technology Class Asurfaces in variousshapes.
Ashland Composite Polymers is recognized as a leader inunsaturated polyester, vinyl ester, and low profile resins forthe thermoset composites industry. Our resins are specifiedfor all types of reinforced composite applications. Throughour research and development efforts, various resins andcomponents have been commercialized for the transportationmarket.
AROTRAN® Resins provide a complete package of technologies and solutions to theautomotive market. From Class A body panels, structural, underhood, and molded in color,black, UV stable SMC formula for truck box applications, Ashland has a technology foryour needs. Our “world class” technical service group provides custom formulating andprocess mold trouble shooting to insure a quality component that will meet or exceedOEM requirements. Our “best-in-class” marketing group in Detroit will work with youradvance sales and engineering workforce to insure the right material choice for ultimateproperties at the lowest cost.
The AROTRAN Resin Product Line Has These Technologies to Offer:
• Phase Epsilon™ 50411 Premium Class A body panel resin offers exceptional paint, bonding and physical property performance.
• Phase Delta™ 50425 Class A body panel resin offerslow moisture/e-coat capable, exceptional paint, bonding and physical properties.
• HIPPI 50418 High Performance Resin for Inners is a versatile resin that can take high loading of filler and glass and is a low cost system with zero shrink capabilities.
• Arotech™ 2000, 2002, 2005 high performance vinyl ester resinsfor structural and underhood applications offer consistent thickening.
• Envirez™ 5000 corn and soybean grain derived organic resin composition comes fromrenewable sources and has excellent surface quality, exceptionalpaint, bonding and physical property performance.
• Ekadure™ 2001 Structural, UV stable, black SMC resin whichhas molded in color that eliminates the need for paint in truckbox applications, excellent weathering capability and mechanicalproperties. (Developed in technology partnership withPlasticolors Inc., Ashtabula, Ohio, USA)
• Low Profile Additives, such as polyesters, hybrid urethane, polyvinyl acetate, polymethyl methacrylate and polystyrene, offer a one stop shop for shrinkage control, fiber readthroughcontrol and improved surface enhancements.
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Ekadure 2001 resin has molded in color, therebyeliminating the need for paint. This AROTRAN® resinfamily product is formulated using an innovativetechnology that stops fading, chalking and bloomingbeyond the capabilities of previous generations of UVresistant formulations.
Ashland Composite Polymers Contact Information
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