What is Epoxy Putty?
Epoxy Putties are available in various construction chemical suppliers. They are also known as metal plasticine or adhesive metal, offering an exceptionally firmly adhering plasticine based on epoxy resin. It is based on the same two-component system as the regular epoxy. This means that the curing reaction starts when the two components resin, and hardener are mixed together. With this material, minor damage can be permanently repaired.
Epoxy Putty gained its reputation for nothing: it can be modeled and is therefore unbelievably flexible; when hardened, it is about as hard as steel. It even sets on damp surfaces or underwater. Two of the highly used types of epoxy includes steel putty and metal epoxy putty.
How does Epoxy Putty work?
The key component in an epoxy putty is the hardener. The chemistry of the hardener determines how quickly the putty will cure. Some users may want a rapid working putty while others working on larger projects or more detailed work might need longer to work with this material.
What can someone use epoxy putty for?
Here are some of the many applications for:
- Permanently fix any sort of metal or steel that is broken or deteriorating
- Bonds to metal
- Used for all sorts of repairs: metal machinery, tools, pipes, car parts, lawn care equipment.
- Make two components that usually don’t fit together fit
- Sealing various metals or steels so they have resistance against moisture and electricity
- Filling gaps in metals or steels that need to be permanently filled, can be molded into a structural part.
One of the widely used epoxy putty that is being offered by MCT UAE is the Belzona 1111. It is a 2-part repair composite for metal repair and resurfacing based on solvent-free epoxy resin reinforced with silicon steel alloy. Its application includes, resurfacing of pitted metal surfaces, Repairing of damaged shafts and hydraulic rams, high strength structural adhesive for metal bonding and more. Other epoxy products available include Belzona 1311, Belzona 1121 & Belzona 1221.
Whether you are looking for a steel putty or a metal epoxy putty, you can shop the full range of MCT’s website at https://www.mctuae.com/.
If you have any questions about which product is most suitable for your repair, you may also contact them via email at info@mctuae.com or on +971 4 811 21 00.
post originally published here: https://www.mctuae.com/blog/what-is-metal-epoxy-putty-and-what-is-it-used-for/