PHENOLIC RESIN (PF-106)
Phenolic resin (PF-106) is a resol type thermosetting phenol-formaldehyde polymer used for processing high temperature resistant ablative materials such as carbon phenolic and silica phenolic composites. PF 106 is a high temperature curing resin which has excellent ablative properties and char strength.
The production of PF-106 involves the following steps:
1. Melting of Phenol.
2. Charging of formalin and molten phenol into the reactor in the desired mole ratio.
3. Addition of catalyst.
4. Condensation polymerization of phenol and formalin.
5. Neutralization of reaction mixture with acid.
6. Settling of reaction mixture
7. Removal of water of reaction and salt.
8. Drying of resin to remove traces of water and other volatiles
9. Addition of required quantity of alcohol
10. Filtration and product packing.
11. Storage
| Salient Features | |
| Appearance | Yellowish brown to dark brown liquid |
| Viscosity | = 150 - 250 |
| Specific gravity | 1.12 – 1.16 |
| Total solid content | 60 – 65 for ½ hr. (%) |
| Free phenol (%) | 6 max. |
| Free formalin (%) | 3 max. |
| Point of trouble | 6 – 10 ml of water of resin |
| Storage conditions | |
| Temperature | 10 - 20°C |
| Shelf Life | 3 months |
Applications
The resin finds application as binder for high temperature resistant ablative composites materials such as carbon phenolic, silica phenolic and epoxy phenolic systems.
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