Versatile two-component, foam-in-place composite material

L&L Products (Romeo, Mich., U.S.) is exhibiting Phaster, a proprietary two-component, ambient temperature curing technology with high adhesion and processing ease in various environmental conditions. Phaster is said to empower numerous design possibilities through a distinctive combination of attributes, enabling customers to solve complex challenges for various fabrication and design needs.

L&L Products will feature Phaster XP-607, a two-component, ambient temperature-cured, foam-in-place structural material that can bond to a variety of substrates, fill variable gaps and match irregular surfaces. Phaster XP-607 provides high strength at low density, fast reaction times and optimal adhesion to a variety of substrates and minimal exotherm. This product also provides watertight sealing and corrosion protection to metallic surfaces.

Durable and strong, Phaster XP-607 can be used as a load-bearing grout, structural gap filler and foamable adhesive in architectural repair applications, new construction or other industrial applications. It is all well-suited for cavity reinforcement for various substrates where low density, high strength and energy absorbing capabilities are desired, for example, as a crash-durable, lightweight structural reinforcement in vehicles.

Phaster XP-607 also provides strength for structures and panels. The material can retain mechanical fasteners without pullout, including bolts, screws and inserts. It is sandable, machinable and paintable, inherently flame resistant and free of isocyanates and organic volatiles.

L&L Products says it can be cast with polyolefin-based molds, which are more economical and more easily machinable than metal molds and well-suited for low-volume production. Because it foams at sufficiently low pressures, it does not require high tonnage presses, does not deform molds and is easily demolded.

In addition to Phaster XP-607, Phaster product categories include adhesives, sealants and other developments. Phaster foaming and non-foaming adhesives are a range of customizable products that exhibit good adhesion and rapid curing to a variety of substrates with intrinsic flame retardancy. Phaster foaming and non-foaming sealants are engineered to cover a large range of applications from rigid, low-density reinforcements, to flexible encapsulants.