Epoxy is the family of basic components or cured end products of epoxy resins.
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16 Facts About Epoxy
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Epoxy resins, known as polyepoxides, are a class of reactive prepolymers and polymers which contain epoxide groups.
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Epoxy resins are polymeric or semi-polymeric materials or an oligomer, and as such rarely exist as pure substances, since variable chain length results from the polymerisation reaction used to produce them.
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Epoxy resins made of polyols are added to improve tensile strength and impact strength.
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Epoxy coatings are often used in industrial and automotive applications since they are more heat resistant than latex-based and alkyd-based paints.
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Epoxy paints tend to deteriorate, known as "chalking out", due to UV exposure.
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Epoxy coatings are widely used as primers to improve the adhesion of automotive and marine paints especially on metal surfaces where corrosion resistance is important.
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Epoxy resins are used for decorative flooring applications such as terrazzo flooring, chip flooring, and colored aggregate flooring.
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Epoxy adhesives are better in heat and chemical resistance than other common adhesives.
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Epoxy systems are used in industrial tooling applications to produce molds, master models, laminates, castings, fixtures, and other industrial production aids.
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Epoxy resins are used as bonding matrix along with glass or carbon fiber fabrics to produce composites with very high strength to weight characteristics, allowing longer and more efficient rotor blades to be produced.
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Epoxy resins are excellent electrical insulators and protect electrical components from short circuiting, dust and moisture.
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Epoxy resins are used to bond copper foil to circuit board substrates, and are a component of the solder mask on many circuit boards.
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Epoxy resins are applied using the technology of resin dispensing.
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Epoxy materials tend to harden somewhat more gradually, while polyester materials tend to harden quickly, particularly if a lot of catalyst is used.
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Epoxy use is a main source of occupational asthma among users of plastics.
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