EpoKwick™ FC Fast Cure Epoxy Mounting
Compound for Top Quality Sample
Preparation in Materialography
At the Control show to be held in Stuttgart/
Germany from May 9 – 12, 2017, Buehler ITW
Test & Measurement (www.buehler.com) will be
showcasing at its Booth 5135 in Hall 5 its new
premium epoxy mounting system EpoKwick™
FC, which cures without a furnace within no
more than two hours, so that mounted samples
will be available for the next processing step
within the shortest possible time.
EpoKwick FC provides the lowest mix viscosity
available in a room temperature cured epoxy,
and therefore offers maximum penetration of
gaps, cracks and pores. In addition, the new
epoxy system, consisting of resin and hardener,
has a strong physical adherence. Shrinkage gaps
are avoided in most samples, so there are no
voids between the mounting material and the
sample. The sample edges are protected, and the
risk of contamination is minimized. With these
outstanding features, EpoKwick™ FC is ideal for
mounting samples that cannot withstand the
higher temperatures and pressures resulting from
the use of a mounting press.
Typical applications of this clear epoxy mounting
system include the analysis of automotive and
aerospace components, such as thermal spray
coatings on frames, turbine blades, gearwheels,
fasteners and other components, along with
failure analysis, powder metallurgy and additive
manufacturing, heat exchangers and many more.
Generally, EpoKwick™ FC is the epoxy system of
choice when fast curing times, low shrinkage
and low viscosity are required, for example in
quality control laboratories testing products with
metals, alloys, carbides or ceramics. For analyzing
samples with higher temperature sensitivity, e.g.
certain plastic materials, Buehler recommends
its EpoThin™ 2 or EpoxiCure™ 2 mounting
compounds.
As Dr. Evans Mogire, EU Technical and laboratory
manager at Buehler sums up: “With the
development of EpoKwick™ FC, we can now offer
our customers a fast curing premium epoxy system
that outperforms similar resin systems on the
market on viscosity and shrinkage. Therefore, for
applications requiring enhanced edge protection
and good impregnation, EpoKwick FC is the resin
of choice with an added advantage of faster cure
times.”
Additional to its epoxy systems, Buehler offers
black, red and blue pigments to enhance, where
necessary, the contrast between mounting
compound and sample for image analysis.
For additional information on Buehler’s epoxy
mounting compounds please visit www.buehler.
com/epoxy-mounting-systems.php.
Buehler ITW Test & Measurement also offers
a broad portfolio of sectioning and precision
sectioning machines adapted to the requirements
of specific applications, mounting equipment
including the associated epoxy and acrylic resins,
grinding and polishing machines, as well as
Rockwell Vickers/Knoop, Brinell and universal
hardness testing systems.
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TN MAY 2017