Product Bulletin

Civil Engineering  / Coatings
EPIKURE Curing Agent 8545-W-52
™

Versatile Waterborne Amine Curing Agent

for Civil Engineering and Floor Coatings

EPIKURE Curing Agent 8545-W-52

from Hexion Inc. (Hexion) is a non- Areas of use Applications
ionic, water reducible, modified EPIKURE Curing Agent 8545-W-52 ■■ Primers
amine adduct, that can be is an extremely versatile curing agent ■■ Sealers
and can be used in a wide variety of
combined with standard or diluted ■■ Self-leveling flooring
applications, from sealers to self-
liquid epoxy resins; as well as with leveling flooring, and from metal ■■ Thick film coatings
primers to decorative top coats. Its ■■ Screeds / grouts
liquid epoxy resin emulsions or
limited shrinkage makes it ideal for ■■ Anti-corrosion coatings
with solid epoxy dispersions. This thick coatings such as self-leveling
screeds and grouts.
■■ Combination steel  / concrete floors
versatile waterborne curing agent
can be used in civil engineering or
Shrinkage
Features
high performance anti-corrosive
The controlled free volume achieved by
■■ No VOC content*
coatings. It offers fast drying at EPIKURE Curing Agent 8545-W-52
■■ Benzyl alcohol free means minimum shrinkage and a
temperatures down to 10 °C.
■■ Very low free-amine content degree of microporosity in the cured
■■ Visible end of pot-life coating—perfect for application to
green concrete.
■■ No induction time
■■ Solution and color stability
■■ Low shrinkage
■■ Thick films
■■ Fast dry
■■ Good through-cure
■■ Controlled free volume
■■ Microporous
■■ Excellent adhesion
■■ Silk or mat finish
■■ Ability to emulsify resins
■■ Lower mix viscosity at lower
temperatures vs. conventional
solvent free systems Microporosity

*VOC content as defined by 2004/42/EC Article 2(6).

Typical Properties Typical Properties of EPIKURE™ Curing Agent 8545-W-52
Property Test Method Unit Value
Solids ASTM D 1259 % m/m 51.0 – 54.0
Amine as KOH ASTM D 2896 mg /g 240 – 280
Viscosity at 25 °C ASTM D 2196 mPa·s 11000 – 21000
Equivalent weight as supplied calculated g / eq 320
Equivalent weight on solids calculated g / eq 166
Appearance – – clear to slightly hazy liquid
Color ASTM D 1544 Gardner max. 8

Starting Formulation Component A: curing agent

Self Levelling Floor Material Parts by Weight Supplier
EPIKURE 8545-W-52 164.00 Hexion
EPIKURETM CURING AGENT 3253 4.00 Hexion
BYK 1615 5.00 BYK Chemie
Anti-Terra 250 4.00 BYK Chemie
BYKETOL WS 5.00 BYK Chemie
Bentone EW 3% 20.00 Elementies Specialties
> Mix the additives into the Epikure curing agent at moderate shear rate before filler addition.
Titandioxide 2056 50.00 Kronos Titan GmbH
> Disperse the pigment for 10 minutes at 2000 rpm.
EWO-Heavy Spar 195.00 Sachtleben Chemie
Quartz powder W8 98.00 Westdeutsche Quarzwerke
> Disperse fine fillers for 10 minutes at 2000 rpm.
Water 55.00
> Add water at 1000 rpm.
Sand 0.1 – 0.4 mm 400.00 Euroquarz GmbH
> Disperse sand for 5 minutes at 600 rpm.
Total A 1000.00
Component B: resin
EPIKOTE™ Resin 240 98.00 Hexion
Total B 98.00
Total formulation A + B 1098.00

Minimal Shrinkage For optimum performance in thick

films, low shrinkage values are highly
desirable. Shrinkage is caused by
evaporation of solvents (in this case
water) and molecular shrinkage due
to polymerization.
Pot life EPIKURE™ Curing Agent 8545-W-52
exhibits a clearly visible end of pot life
with an obvious and rapid increase in
viscosity.

Pot life at 23 °C

45

40

35

30

25

[ Pa·s ]
20

15

10

0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Time [ min ] EP 816 / EK 8545-W-52 Competitor

Hardness curve EPIKURE 8545-W-52 exhibits just

the right cure speed, hardness curve
and “walkability” even at low ambient
temperatures.

Shore D curve: self-leveling floor

80

70

60

50
Shore D

40

30

20

10

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Time [ days ] At 23 °C EP 816 / EK 8545-W-52 Competitor

At 10 °C EP 816 / EK 8545-W-52 Competitor
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