Marine Products
Trusted Partners
With marine formulations from AOC, you get strength, quality and a smooth finish that will last. You also get a partnership with a team that understands the importance of collaboration and support – when and where you need it.
For more than five decades, our formulations have literally formed the foundation of boats for customers around the world. Together, we continue to create innovative solutions to meet their evolving needs.
Made through state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, our products improve performance and ensure consistency. Our technical teams are leaders in marine technology and will work with you through every step of the manufacturing process.
Partner with AOC for superior products, industry leadership, professional expertise, and commitment to quality.
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
Altek H864 Isophthalic Modified
Altek H834 General Purpose
Altek H550 Modified Orthophthalic
PREMIUM FORMULATIONS
• Enhanced mechanical properties to ensure dimensional stability on finished part
• Improved green strength
• 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
Hydropel H032 Modified Vinyl Ester
SPECIALTY FORMULATIONS
Vipel K095 Vinyl Ester
• Improved tack free times
• Superior cosmetics
• Excellent storage stability
• 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
• Very good resistance to osmotic blistering
• Good surface profile with reduced post cure on finished parts
• Offers combination of value and performance
• Good strength, toughness and surface profiles
• Outstanding wet-out
AOC has created a complete line of products for composite applications in the marine industry.
For gasoline, ethanol or diesel fuel tanks with filament winding or hand lay-up processes
Vipel K022 Bisphenol A Vinyl Ester For fire retardant and/or corrosion resistant applications
• 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
• Mechanical properties for high static or dynamic loads
• Versions available for RTM/Infusion processes
GENERAL PURPOSE FORMULATIONS
Product
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.
Altek R961 Isophthalic Modified Polyester
Altek R937
PREMIUM FORMULATIONS
General Purpose Polyester
Benefits
• 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
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. Product
• Excellent cure on thin laminates at room temperature
Hydropel R010-G
Vinyl Ester for Carbon Fiber Reinforcement
Hydropel R015 High Performance Vinyl Ester
Hydropel R037
Modified Vinyl Ester
Hydropel R034
Modified Vinyl Ester
COSMETIC FORMULATIONS
• Good cosmetics for visible applications
• Faster cycle compared to epoxy
• 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 profile solutions to enable better cosmetics through lower shrinkage, excellent elongation and outstanding toughness.
Hydropel R049 Low Profile Modified Vinyl Ester
Hydropel R059 Low Profile Modified Vinyl Ester
• For Class A finish applications
• Superior mechanical properties
• Lower in-mold exotherms than typical low-profile systems
• Suitable for certain below-the-water Class A finish applications
• Superior mechanical properties
• Lower in-mold exotherms than typical low-profile systems
• Excellent cosmetics with or without gelcoat
Altek R980 & R985 Low Profile Polyester
• High mechanical properties compared to standard LPA systems
• Low exotherm in thick laminates
TOOLING
Product
MoldTru
LPT-68000
MoldTru
LPT-68001
Modified Vinyl Ester Low Profile
Modified Vinyl Ester Low Profile
Vibrin G262 Polyester Tooling Gelcoat
Vibrin G910
Premium Vinyl Ester Tooling Gelcoat
GELCOATS
AOC’s low profile formulations and tooling gelcoats give manufacturers a competitive edge by helping them create smoother, more durable molds faster.
For building molds/ tools with the open mold process
For building molds/ tools with the vacuum molding process
For building molds/ tools with open mold and vacuum molding processes
For building molds/ tools with open mold and vacuum molding processes
• Used to create Class A low profile mold surfaces
• 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
• High Gloss
• Exceptional durability resulting in longer tool life
• Toughened polymer allows for superb abrasion resistance
• Very high gloss
• Excellent dimensional stability
• Porosity resistant
• High heat distortion temperature
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.
Vibrin G460 Premium Clear
Vibrin G395 Premium White
Vibrin G141
Vibrin G920
Interior Air Dry-Matte
Interior Air Dry-Gloss
• Industry leading clarity and color
• Excellent depth of image with special effects and pigments
• 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
• 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
Vibrin G930LA Barrier Coat
• Improves resistance to glass print
• High elongation - resists cracking even in extremely cold temperatures
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