Epoxy Floor Hardness

In order to measure the hardness the sample is first placed on a flat surface and the indenter is pressed into the sample.

Epoxy floor hardness.

The harder the surface of a coating is the more abrasion resistant it is. Concrete is the only material that beats it but it needs to be properly sealed and maintained. Epoxy coating allows the addition of flakes or quartz making the floor more appealing than with ceramic tiles. The fact that epoxy floors lack aesthetic appeal is groundless.

Besides an epoxy floor coating required concrete beneath it anyway. 5000 psi concrete is about the hardest concrete floors you ll find 95 of the time. We use a shore d test which specifies a range of hardnesses. Casting resins typical cure in 36 48 hours and epoxy resins cure in 12 24 hours.

The epoxy coatings are available in. Shore hardness is a measure of the resistance of a material to penetration of a spring loaded needle like indenter. Because casting resins are typically capable of thicker pours they dissipate heat exotherm much slower than coating epoxy. Hardness hardness is a measure of how hard the surface of a substance is.

Commonly used hardness scales are a and d. For armor chip armor granite the hardness ratings are 65 for the standard heavy duty topcoat and 80 for our military grade topcoat. Mostly all epoxy floor paints have a compressive strength much higher than 5000 psi. Epoxy floor coating makes renders concrete exceptionally durable.

Shore a is used for softer materials whereas shore d is used for harder materials. However epoxy resins will begin to gel in as quick as 20 minutes whereas casting resins may take upwards of 18 hours to gel. Master bond hardness testing is based on astm d 2240. Epoxy floors are free from the hassle of joints and grout lines eliminating chances of bacterial growth no compromise on aesthetics.

Distinctly valued for their durability epoxy floors have a longer lifespan than many other floor types. Shore a scale is used for testing soft elastomers rubbers and other soft polymers. We know that you have many choices when selecting a floor coating but not all coatings yield the same quality of results like epoxy coat. We test for this with a durometer which accurately measures the hardness of the surface of cured epoxy.

Shore durometer hardness 55a max tcr a b is very clear and low viscosity resin system that offers a very long working time. It is very flexible and resilient upon cure offering excellent adhesion to containers or vases made from glass ceramic clay stone pottery and other materials commonly used in silk floral and artificial plants arrangements. Between our superior abrasion loss ratings and our superior shore d hardness ratings is why our epoxy floor coatings outlast all other coatings simple as that.