Phenalkamide technology epoxy curing agent that fills a gap between polyamide and phenalkamine technology. Fast cure, low temperature cure, and excellent corrosion protection without the need for tertiary amines or anticorrosive pigments.

Cardolite® NC-558
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Market: Coatings-Construction, Coatings-Industrial, Concrete Floor Coating, Construction Coatings, General Industrial Coating, Primer, Protective/Maintenance Coating, WaterproofingProduct Type: Curing Agents & Crosslinkers
Product Category: Epoxy Curing Agents
Supplier: Cardolite
Cardolite® NC-558 Cardolite phenalkamide technology is a new category of epoxy curing agent that fills a gap between polyamide and phenalkamine technology. By chemically combining the two technologies, phenalkamide curing agents offer the benefits of both while mitigating their limitations.
Phenalkamide technology can be used in many applications where polyamide technology currently prevails to bring a new level of performance, reliability, application latitude, and cost savings. General protective coatings, for example, that require good color stability and long overcoatability can avoid having separate summer and winter versions by using a phenalkamide 15 based converter package. The overall system will have a fast cure, low temperature cure, and excellent corrosion protection without the need for tertiary amines or anticorrosive pigments. A single formula’s broader application latitude gives coating manufacturers protection from summer converter packages being used erroneously in low-temperature conditions, and simplifies finished product and raw material inventory management.
Features and Benefits:
- Universal coatings
- Formulation latitude
- No need for accelerators
- Remove or reduce anticorrosive pigments
- Cost savings
Properties:
Typical Properties | Value |
Colour1 (Gardner) | 17 |
Viscosity2 at 25°C (cPs) | 900 |
Solids3 (%) | Solvent-free |
Amine Value4 (mg KOH/g) | 340 |
AHEW | 95 |
1ASTM D1544, 2ASTM D2196, 3ASTM D2369-98, 4ASTM D2074
Cardolite Corporation is a privately held manufacturer of the world’s largest variety of products derived from cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL), a renewable natural resource. The unique properties of CNSL are used to develop and produce a wide range of specialty curing agents, resins, and diluents for coatings, adhesives, composites and friction applications.
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