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Key Differences
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| Mixed Viscosity | 300 cps | 800 cps |
| Cure Time | 30 minutes | 24 hours |
| Shore D Hardness | 57 | — |
| Shore A Hardness | — | 60 |
| Color | Translucent White | Off-White |
| Tensile Strength | 2,420 psi | 1,800 psi |
| Shrinkage | 0.012 in. / in. | 0.005 in. / in. |
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| Smooth-Cast™ 57D | KX Flex™ 60 | |
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| Product Type |
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| Mixed Viscosity | 300 cps | 800 cps |
| Mix Ratio By Volume | 1A:1B | 1A:1B |
| Mix Ratio By Weight | 100A:93B | 100A:94B |
| Pot Life | 3 minutes | 2.5 minutes |
| Handling Time | — | 30 minutes |
| Cure Time | 30 minutes | 24 hours |
| Shore D Hardness | 57 | — |
| Shore A Hardness | — | 60 |
| Specific Gravity | 1.05 g/cc | 1.15 g/cc |
| Specific Volume | 26.4 cu. in./lb. | 24.1 cu. in./lb. |
| Color | Translucent White | Off-White |
| Tensile Strength | 2,420 psi | 1,800 psi |
| Elongation @ Break | 100 % | 125 % |
| Shrinkage | 0.012 in. / in. | 0.005 in. / in. |
Product Description
Smooth-Cast™ 57D
Smooth-Cast™ 57D is a semi-rigid urethane plastic that offers a gradual cure profile (does not snap cure), making it suitable for machine or hand rotational casting.
Use For Rotational Casting - Once poured into a suitable rubber mold configuration, the mold can be rotated so that the resin mixture gradually coats the inside of the mold cavity. After an adequate wall thickness is attained inside the mold, the result is a cured hollow casting that is semi-rigid and highly impact resistant.
Use as a Casting Resin – Smooth-Cast™ 57D can also be used as a casting resin for making solid, semi-rigid castings that are tough and durable.
Mix ratio is 1A:1B by volume. Working time is 3 minutes, demold time is 30 minutes and full cure properties are attained after 24 hours. Color is white translucent and the material is very easy to color with SO-Strong™, UVO™ or Ignite™ colorants. Cured resin is also easy to paint with acrylic paints or UreCoat™ flexible coating for applications requiring thick, durable finishes.
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KX Flex™ 60
KX Flex™ Series urethanes are fast setting flexible urethane casting elastomers that cure quickly and offer exceptional physical and performance properties including high impact resistance. KX Flex™ Series urethanes are easy to color using SO-Strong™, UVO™ or IGNITE™ colorants. KX Flex™ urethanes are phthalate free, mercury free and MOCA free.
KX Flex™ Series urethanes have a pot life of 2.5 minutes and handling time of 30 minutes (depending on mass). With Shore hardness values of 40A, 60A and 90A, this material is used for a variety of applications including fast mold making, fast model duplication, prototyping, durable miniatures, props and special effects, or making parts that are impact resistant. Fully cured castings are flexible, tough and durable.