Marine Products
GENERAL PURPOSE FORMULATIONS
AOC’s Altek general purpose formulations provide a resilient layer of protection for boats from the bow to the stern. They’re proven to resist blistering while delivering strength and toughness.
Product Description Benefits
• Enhanced mechanical properties to ensure dimensional stability on finished part
Altek H864 Isophthalic Modified
Altek H834 General Purpose
Altek H550 Modified Orthophthalic
PREMIUM FORMULATIONS
Product
• Improved green strength
• Toughened, resilient polymer
• Good physical properties to ensure dimensional stability on finished part
• Adaptable to a variety of manufacturing processes and conditions
• Fast and complete fiber wet-out
• Improved secondary bonding characteristics
• Resin of choice for tie-in of stringers
Hydropel high performance marine formulations offer great processability on the shop floor and superior performance on the water. They surpass mechanical, water absorption, and finish requirements of major boat builders worldwide.
Hydropel H125 Next Generation 100% Vinyl Ester
Hydropel H091 Premium Modified Vinyl Ester
Hydropel H034 Modified Vinyl Ester
Hydropel H036 Isophthalic Modified Vinyl Ester
• Improved tack free times
• Superior cosmetics
• Outstanding strength and toughness
• Excellent storage stability
• Excellent laminate cure development
• Improved tack free times
• Compatible with a wide range of initiators
• Comparable attributes to 100% vinyl ester
• Excellent strength and toughness
• Very good resistance to osmotic blistering
• Good surface profile with reduced post cure on finished parts
• Good wet-out
• Very good resistance to osmotic blistering
• Good surface profile with reduced post cure on finished parts
• Improved green strength
• Offers combination of value and performance
Hydropel H032 Modified Vinyl Ester
• Good strength, toughness and surface profiles
• Outstanding wet-out
RTM / INFUSION
Product
Liquid molding processes such as Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) and Infusion help marine manufacturers create better products, faster. AOC’s products come with the service and technical support to optimize these closed mold processes.
Hydropel R015 High Performance Vinyl Ester
Hydropel R037 Modified Vinyl Ester
Hydropel R034 Modified Vinyl Ester
Altek R961 Isophthalic Modified Polyester
Altek R937 General Purpose Polyester
Hydropel R049 Low Profile Modified Vinyl Ester
Altek R980 Low Profile Polyester
Hydropel R010-G Vinyl Ester for Carbon Fiber Reinforcement
• Superior strength and toughness
• Low laminate exotherm for excellent cosmetic surface
• Excellent glass fiber wet-out
• Formulated for rapid Barcol development
• Excellent strength and toughness
• Capable of high filler loading
• Fast fill time for vacuum infusion applications
• Low shrinkage
• Fast cure profile
• Low viscosity for fast and controlled infusing times
• Fast cure profile
• Good mechanical properties
• Low viscosity for fast fill times
• Low shrinkage for improved cosmetics
• Rapid cure allowing efficient demold cycles
• For Class A finish applications
• Superior mechanical properties
• Lower in-mold exotherms than typical low-profile systems
• Excellent cosmetics with or without gelcoat
• High mechanical properties compared to standard LPA systems
• Low exotherm in thick laminates
• Excellent cure on thin laminates at room temperature
• Good cosmetics for visible applications
• Faster cycle compared to epoxy
SPECIALTY PRODUCTS AOC has created a complete line of products for composite applications in the marine industry.
• Used to create Class A low profile mold surfaces
MoldTru
LPT-68000
MoldTru
LPT-68001
Modified Vinyl Ester Low Profile
Modified Vinyl Ester Low Profile
Vibrin G910
For building molds/ tools with the open mold process
For building molds/ tools with the vacuum molding process
Premium Vinyl Ester Tooling Gelcoat
For building molds/ tools with the vacuum molding process
• Possible to laminate many layers at once, thereby dramatically reducing build time
• Extremely low shrinking improves tool surface quality
• High heat distortion temperature
• Used to create Class A low profile mold surfaces
• Dramatic build time reduction
• Extremely low shrinking improves tool surface quality
• High heat distortion temperature
• Very high gloss
• Excellent dimensional stability
• Porosity resistant
• High heat distortion temperature
SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CONT. AOC has created a complete line of products for composite applications in the marine industry.
Product Description Application Benefits
Vibrin G262 Polyester Tooling Gelcoat
Vipel K095 Vinyl Ester
Vipel K022
Bisphenol A Vinyl Ester
GELCOATS
For building molds/ tools with the vacuum molding process
For gasoline, ethanol or diesel fuel tanks with filament winding or hand lay-up processes
For fire retardant and/or corrosion resistant applications
• Formulated to gloss retention
• Exceptional durability resulting in longer tool life
• Toughened polymer allows for superb abrasion resistance
• Fire retardant - meets ASTM E 84 class I requirements for flame spread and smoke development
• Corrosion resistant
• High heat distortion temperature
• Fire retardant - meets ASTM E 84 class I requirements for flame spread and smoke development
• Corrosion resistant
• Mechanical properties for high static or dynamic loads
• Versions available for RTM/Infusion processes
AOC’s Vibrin gelcoats and Hydropel high performance marine formulations work together to create optimum performance and aesthetics. All AOC marine gelcoats are MACT compliant.
Product Gelcoat Type Benefits
• Industry leading clarity and color
• Excellent depth of image with special effects and pigments
Vibrin G460 Premium Clear
Vibrin G395 Premium White
Vibrin G397 Premium Color
Vibrin G141 Interior Air Dry-Matte
Vibrin G920 Interior Air Dry-Gloss
Vibrin G930LA Barrier Coat
• Blister resistant
• High elongation - resists cracking even in extremely cold temperatures
• Excellent weathering characteristics
• Application friendly - resistant to pre-release, porosity and sagging
• Blister resistant
• High elongation - resists cracking even in extremely cold temperatures
• Great depth of color with excellent weathering and buff back characteristics
• Application friendly - resistant to pre-release, porosity and sagging
• Blister and blush resistant
• High Elongation - resists cracking even in extremely cold temperatures
• Stain resistant to most common engine fluids
• Pigmented air dry gelcoat available in conventional HAP and low HAP (<30% whites, <33% colors) systems
• Matte finish
• Pigmented air dry gelcoat with low HAP contents (<25%)
• Glossy finish
• Stain resistant to most common engine fluids
• Maximum blister resistance
• Improves resistance to glass print
• High elongation - resists cracking even in extremely cold temperatures
