

Fast-curing 2-component, liquid epoxy adhesive. Perfect for bonding and encapsulating optical elements where transparency is important. Transparent color. RT157-DS-050
Epoxy adhesive, fast-curing, transparent
Description
RT157 is perfect for bonding and encapsulating optical components where transparency is important.
Advantages
· Cures at room temperature in just a few minutes
· Manipulation possible after bonding in 30 minutes
· Optically transparent
· High surface energy. Easily wets surfaces between optical fibers
· Excellent adhesion to glass fibers, as well as metals, ceramics, and many plastics
· Exceptional impact and thermal shock resistance
· Ideal for bonding and encapsulating optical components such as prisms, LED diodes, and optical fibers
· Available in 50 ml DuoSyringe cartridges
Curing
Mixing ratio: 100 parts hardener to 100 parts resin
Mixture viscosity: 5-10 Pa.s (5000-10000 cPs)
Working time: 5 minutes at 23°C (2g)
Curing time: 2 hours at 23°C; 10 minutes at 65°C
Standard Properties (cured for 24 hours at 23°C)
Thermal expansion: 55 x cm/cm/°C
Shrinkage during curing: 3%
Density: 1.20
Hardness: 70 Shore D
Refractive index: 1.54
Operating temperature: -60°C to 125°C
Shear strength (Al/Al): 8 MPa (at 23°C)
Shelf Life
12 months from production date
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