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206 Slow Hardener

206 Slow Hardener is a low-viscosity epoxy curing agent for use when extended working time or a longer cure time is needed. It also provides adequate working time at higher shop temperatures. When combined with 105 Resin in a five-part epoxy resin to one-part hardener ratio, the cured resin/206 Slow Hardener mixture yields a rigid, high-strength, moisture-resistant solid bond with excellent bonding and barrier coating properties. 206 Slow Hardener is not intended for clear coating.

A white can of West System 205 Slow Hardener

PROJECT USES:

  • Marine
  • Boat Repair
  • Bonding
  • Fabrication
  • Barrier Coating

CURE TIME:

  • Pot life (100 grams cupful):
    • At  25°C: 20 to 30 minutes
  • Working time (thin film):
    • At 25°C: 90 to 110 minutes
  • Solid state:
    • At  25°C: 9 to 12 hours

*Epoxy cures faster at higher temperatures and in thicker applications.

CURE TEMP:

  • Minimum recommended temperature: 16°C

PRODUCT SIZES:

  • Junior: 100g
  • 206-A: 0.2kg
  • 206-B: 1kg
  • 206-C: 5kg
  • 206-E: 45kg

*These sizes are 206 hardener sizes ONLY and exclude resin sizes

206 Slow Hardener Facts

BONDING & CLAMPING

There are two types of structural bonding with epoxy. Two-step bonding is the preferred method for most situations because it promotes maximum epoxy penetration into the bonding surface and prevents epoxy-starved joints. Single-step bonding can be used when joints have minimal loads and excess absorption into porous surfaces is not a problem.

GLUE STARVED JOINT

If an epoxy filler is not used and a high clamping force is used, the result can be a glue-starved joint which will make bond failure much more likely. Glue-starved joints are weaker than their counterparts. Avoid glue-starved joints by following the one- or two-step bonding method.

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