Aka-Cure, Slow
Cures at room temperature, ideal for heat sensitive specimens
Aka-Cure, Slow has very good mechanical and chemical properties, although not as good as Aka-Cure, Quick. Then again it does not require an oven to cure it.
Cures between 8 and 24 hours @20°C.
Heat sensitive specimens
Some materials are heat sensitives and will recrystalize when exposed to high temperatures. Such specimens can be embedded without any risk using Aka-Cure, Slow.
Peak-temperature is as low as 40°C, with mounts of ø25 mm and ø30mm size.
Good edge retention and low shrinkage
Good edge retention and low shrinkage results in an embedding ease to prepare.
The finished embeddings are clear with a light yellow tone, no problems with identifying the embedded sample.
Impregnation
Long pot-life and low viscosity makes Aka-Cure, Slow very suitable for impregnation of porous specimens.
| Topic | Data |
|---|---|
| ¹After post-cure 2 hours @100°C. Data for curing Aka-Resin | |
| Mixing ratio | 13.0 g to 100 g |
| Pot life | 20 min. 150 g mix @25°C |
| Linear shrinkage | insignificant |
| Peak temperature | Room temperature + 5°C @ø40 mm |
| Hardness | 75 Shore D |
| Viscosity | 450 - 550 mPa.s @25°C |
| sp. gr. | 1.14 g/cm³ @25°C |
| Refractive index | 1.57 |
| Heat deflection temperature | 50°C |
| Heat deflection temperature¹ | 100°C |