LTC400

Epoxy Long Outlife Tooling

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Key Features & Benefits

Key Feature Long outlife

Application Extra Long Outlife, low temp Aerospace tooling

Initial Cure Temp 150°F- 175°F

Initial Cure Time 20 Hours- 6 Hours

Post Cure Option Yes

Outlife 30 days at 70°F

TG Onset* 405°F -DMA

TG Peak* 442°F -DMA

Toughened No

Cure Autoclave

Availability All sites

LTC400 prepreg is designed to cure at low to medium temperatures whilst giving the potential for high temperature tooling. It has been formulated to give extended outlife without compromising performance. It can be supplied on a variety of fabrics to meet your cost and manufacturing requirements.

Why choose this material

LTC400 provides an even longer outlife than LTC410 for large tooling structures without compromising performance. It also offers an extra 20°C (70°F) of processing tempterature during service. Available from all SHD sites in the UK, US and Europe.

Supplied with SHD's renowned service, including:

Short two-week lead times and low MOQs
Exceptional product quality
First class technical support
Excellent customer service
The same manufacturing equipment and processes across all sites

Aerospace

Advanced composites specified across major commercial aircraft today

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Technical Guidance Information

This material should be kept frozen at -18°C (0°F). It must be kept sealed in a polythene bag which must not be opened until fully thawed to room temperature. If the material is not fully used, then the material must be resealed in the polythene bag to prevent moisture absorption.

This material contains epoxy resin which can cause allergic reactions with skin contact and must avoid repeated and prolonged skin contact.

Please refer to the product Safety Data Sheet before using this material. The following precautions must be taken when using epoxy resin prepregs:

Overalls must be worn
Impervious gloves must be worn
Curing schedule is meant to be as a guide only and is subject to local conditions
To avoid exotherm, particular care must be taken with thick laminates
Ramp rates must not exceed 1.0°C (2.0°F)/min during initial cure and 0.3°C (0.5°F)/min during post cure