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Phenolic curing

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noni

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How do you know when a phenolic is cured? Part under pressure for 10 min at 385F, cooled to 260F then ejected. When put in oven at 175F overnight, got a potato chip... Why wasn't this cured???
 
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noni,

I know only a little about thermosets. I do know one company that adds a colorant into their material so when it is molded it comes our green or some other color. When it is fully cured, it turns black. I do not know the chemistry behind it but perhaps you can look into it with your material supplier.

Good luck.

Dave
 
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About 30 yrs ago I used phenolic resin ( "Bakelit A")
with hexamethylenetetramine ( and no dye ). It changed the color from light brown to yellow, when done.
<nbucska@pcperipherals.com>
 
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Phenolics are notoriously brittle when used without wood flour, cotton linters or other reinforcement. Maybe that is your problem?
 
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