This means that if your floor temperature is 45 degrees or lower coating the floor is a risk.
Floor temperature polymer.
As you can see if the air temperature is 75 degrees and the relative humidity of the room is 35 the dew point would be 45 degrees.
Low temperature epoxy l t e is a specially formulated 100 solids acrylated epoxy system designed to provide positive cure down to 20ºf and extremely rapid room temperature cure.
Polymer family glass transition temperature oc approx pctfe 120 215 ptfe 130 ps 100 pmma 100 pvc 90 pet 70 pa nylon 50 room temp.
Ceiling temperature is a measure of the tendency of a polymer to revert to its constituent monomers when a polymer is at its ceiling temperature the rate of polymerization and depolymerization of the polymer are equal.
Its low viscosity contributes to easy handling excellent substrate wetting and the development of strong bonds to a variety of substrates including damp concrete.
Thus the net rate of polymer growth is zero.
Specific grades and types will vary samples available polymers that have a tg less than room temperature are in the rubbery state at room.
Working time cure time viscosity mixing flow air release surface tension and pigment float will all be affected.
100 solids epoxies are dramatically influenced by temperature.
Selecting polymers flooring systems by.
Advantage recommends this material any time a floor has a moisture vapor emission rate greater than 7 pounds 1000 square feet 24 hours or if the floor will be washed down on a regular basis.
Is the temperature below which polymerization cannot occur.
Above the ceiling temperature depolymerization will occur and the polymer will revert to its monomer.
James hendley general polymers published in plant engineering june 1995 each different resinous flooring system placed on a concrete slab is formulated to withstand a specific type of environment.
When this coating was dry in about 3 hours workers applied a pigmented coat of 75 solids polyaspartic advacoat and waited 45 minutes for it to cure.
20 pom 15 pp 20 pvdf 45 pe ld 120 to 100 note.
Temperatures for installing tile.
Generally the ceiling temperature of a given polymer is correlated to the steric hindrance of the polymer s monomers.
Interior and exterior tile installations have temperature requirements not for the material itself but for the thin set mortar and grout that is used to adhere.