What are Epoxy Coatings?

May 1, 2015 – An article by Nexus Coating Systems "NCS"

Epoxies are referred to as polymer materials which start out in a liquid form and then chemically convert to a solid polymer. The epoxy is chemically resistant to deterioration in its final solid form and extremely adhesive during the conversion process from liquid to solid. Epoxy Edmonton, having extreme ‘mechanical’ strength, are an ideal floor coating and protectant for commercial, residential and industrial applications.

Physically, epoxy systems comprise of two essential components being a resin and a hardener. In some instances there may be a third component which acts as an accelerator (to speed the curing time) or an extender (to slow the curing time), but these are seldom used. Individually, the resin component is referred to as the ‘epoxy’ or ‘resin’ part "A" and the ‘cure’ or ‘hardener’ part "B" is the component that will chemically react to the resin and is generally a type of ‘amine’.

Once the two components are mixed together in a quantified way, they will ultimately react chemically and irreversibly link together and when the reaction process has been completed, the result will be a rigid strong plastic polymer material which has adhered to the surface it was mixed upon. This type of polymer is now referred to as a ‘thermoset’ plastic due to that fact that when finally cured, it is irreversibly rigid together with being relatively unaffected by extreme heat.

The wide variety of uses for epoxies have covered many industries including aerospace, marine, civil engineering, a variety of transport and general industry. With the versatility of the epoxy’s chemistry composition, chemists are able to fine tune a mixture of formulations for a wide variety of specific projects and tasks including: institutional buildings, recreational complexes, storage and logistic areas, wet and dry processing areas.

There are many advantages to epoxy coatings including good chemical and mechanical resistance, good adhesion to substrates, easily cleaned, maintained and a more sanitary work environment, durable, impermeable, seamless and aesthetic, does not support growth of bacteria or fungus, and neutral odor.

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