Thermosets
Urea-Formaldehyde UV Stable — Urea-Formaldehyde Resin
Urea-formaldehyde resins are cost-effective thermosets known for their fast cure rates, good hardness, and clear appearance when unfilled. They are widely used as adhesives in particleboard and MDF, and in decorative laminates.
UFLuwollFormix
Manufacturers
3
Grades
2
Applications
4
Equivalents
0
Physical Properties
- Density
- 1.45-1.55 g/cm³
- Water Absorption (24h)
- 1.5-3.0 %
- Transparency
- Clear to Off-White
- Shrinkage
- 5-8 %
Mechanical Properties
- Young's Modulus
- 6-12 GPa
- Tensile Strength
- 50-80 MPa
- Elongation at Break
- 0.5-2.0 %
- Impact Strength (Izod)
- 3-8 J/m
Thermal Properties
- Glass Transition Temperature
- Undetermined (Degradation)
- Melting Point
- N/A
- Continuous Service Temperature
- 60-100 °C
- Heat Deflection Temperature
- 40-80 °C
Electrical Properties
- Dielectric Constant
- 5.5-7.0
- Volume Resistivity
- 10^8-10^11 Ohm-cm
- Dielectric Strength
- 9-15 kV/mm
Chemical Resistance
- Acids
- Poor resistance
- Bases
- Poor resistance
- Solvents
- Resistant to hydrocarbons, swells in polar solvents
- UV Resistance
- Poor
Sustainability
- Recyclability
- Difficult
- Recycling Code
- N/A
- Carbon Footprint
- Low to Moderate (Formaldehyde concerns)
Manufacturing compatibility
AdhesionCoatingMolding
Applications
Wood adhesives (particleboard, MDF)
Decorative laminates
Molding compounds
Textile finishes
Available grades
Urea-Formaldehyde AdhesiveUF Resin 50