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.

Industries
Properties

Reactive thinner

Product
Chemical name
Structure
CAS number
EEW
Viscosity
Color number Gardner max.
Water solubility
More properties
Industries
Properties
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Product
ipox RD 14 eco
Chemical name
Neopentylglykol-diglycidylether
Structure
CAS number
17557-23-2
EEW
150 – 160
Viscosity
15 – 25
Color number Gardner max.
2
Water solubility
More properties
comparable to ipox RD 18; improved price/performance ratio; low volatility
Industries
Construction Chemistry Technical fibers Paints and coatings Composites and 3D printing
Properties
fast curing UV stable VOC-free eco line
Product
ipox RD 14
Chemical name
Neopentylglykol-diglycidylether
Structure
CAS number
17557-23-2
EEW
150 – 160
Viscosity
15 – 25
Color number Gardner max.
2
Water solubility
More properties
comparable to ipox RD 18; improved price/performance ratio; low volatility
Industries
Construction Chemistry Technical fibers Paints and coatings Composites and 3D printing
Properties
fast curing UV stable VOC-free
Product
ipox RD 17
Chemical name
2-Ethyl-Hexyl-glycidylether
Structure
CAS number
2461-15-6
EEW
210 – 230
Viscosity
2 – 4
Color number Gardner max.
1
Water solubility
More properties
very good dilution performance; low odor; self-emulsifiying character
Industries
Construction Chemistry Technical fibers Paints and coatings Composites and 3D printing
Properties
UV stable VOC-free
Product
ipox RD 18
Chemical name
1,6-Hexandiol-diglycidylether
Structure
CAS number
933999-84-916096-31-4
EEW
147 – 161
Viscosity
15 – 25
Color number Gardner max.
1
Water solubility
More properties
mechanical properties are little affected; very good chemical resistance
Industries
Construction Chemistry Paints and coatings Technical fibers Composites and 3D printing
Properties
UV stable fast curing VOC-free
Product
ipox RD 19
Chemical name
Polyoxypropylenglycol-diglycidylether
Structure
CAS number
26142-30-3 Polymer
EEW
280 – 350
Viscosity
30 – 70
Color number Gardner max.
1
Water solubility
More properties
results in impact resistant resin systems; hydrophobic character
Industries
Construction Chemistry Paints and coatings Composites and 3D printing
Properties
UV stable fast curing VOC-free
Product
ipox RD 20 eco
Chemical name
Trimethylolpropan-polyglycidylether
Structure
CAS number
30499-70-8 Polymer
EEW
140 – 150
Viscosity
120 – 180
Color number Gardner max.
2
Water solubility
More properties
accelerating effect; high degree of crosslinking; glass transition temperature is only slightly affected
Industries
Construction Chemistry Paints and coatings Technical fibers Composites and 3D printing
Properties
fast curing UV stable VOC-free eco line
Product
ipox RD 20
Chemical name
Trimethylolpropan-polyglycidylether
Structure
CAS number
30499-70-8 Polymer
EEW
140 – 150
Viscosity
120 – 180
Color number Gardner max.
2
Water solubility
More properties
accelerating effect; high degree of crosslinking; glass transition temperature is only slightly affected
Industries
Construction Chemistry Paints and coatings Technical fibers Composites and 3D printing
Properties
fast curing UV stable VOC-free
Product
ipox RD 21
Chemical name
Poly(tetramethylen-oxid)-diglycidylether
Structure
CAS number
26951-52-0 Polymer
EEW
395 – 445
Viscosity
140 – 190
Color number Gardner max.
2
Water solubility
More properties
results in impact resistant resin systems, hydrophobic character
Industries
Construction Chemistry Paints and coatings Composites and 3D printing
Properties
UV stable VOC-free
Product
ipox RD 24
Chemical name
C12-C14-glycidylether
Structure
CAS number
68609-97-2
EEW
270 – 313
Viscosity
5 – 10
Color number Gardner max.
1
Water solubility
More properties
very good dilution performance; hydrophobic character; only low volatility
Industries
Paints and coatings Construction Chemistry Technical fibers Composites and 3D printing
Properties
UV stable VOC-free
Product
ipox RD 3
Chemical name
1,4-Butandiol-diglycidylether
Structure
CAS number
2425-79-8
EEW
130 – 145
Viscosity
12 – 22
Color number Gardner max.
1
Water solubility
More properties
best difunctional thinner; mechanical properties are little affected; very good solvent resistance
Industries
Construction Chemistry Paints and coatings Technical fibers Composites and 3D printing
Properties
fast curing UV stable VOC-free
Product
ipox RD 61-2
Chemical name
C12-C14-EOx-glycidylether
Structure
-
CAS number
Polymer
EEW
470 – 500
Viscosity
15 – 25
Color number Gardner max.
2
Water solubility
More properties
results in impact resistant resin systems; hydrophobic character
Industries
Paints and coatings Technical fibers Composites and 3D printing
Properties
UV stable VOC-free

Adhesion promoter / crosslinker

Product
Chemical name
Structure
CAS number
EEW
Viscosity
Color number Gardner max.
Water solubility
More properties
Industries
Properties
...
Product
ipox RD 20 eco
Chemical name
Trimethylolpropan-polyglycidylether
Structure
CAS number
30499-70-8 Polymer
EEW
140 – 150
Viscosity
120 – 180
Color number Gardner max.
2
Water solubility
More properties
accelerating effect; high degree of crosslinking; glass transition temperature is only slightly affected
Industries
Construction Chemistry Paints and coatings Technical fibers Composites and 3D printing
Properties
fast curing UV stable VOC-free eco line
Product
ipox RD 20
Chemical name
Trimethylolpropan-polyglycidylether
Structure
CAS number
30499-70-8 Polymer
EEW
140 – 150
Viscosity
120 – 180
Color number Gardner max.
2
Water solubility
More properties
accelerating effect; high degree of crosslinking; glass transition temperature is only slightly affected
Industries
Construction Chemistry Paints and coatings Technical fibers Composites and 3D printing
Properties
fast curing UV stable VOC-free