Product Name
DEVCON 11475 Wear Guard Ultra Alumina Ceramic Bead-filled Epoxy- 30 lb
Brief Description
DEVCON Wear Guard Ultra is an alumina ceramic bead-filled epoxy system engineered to provide outstanding abrasion resistance in severe service conditions. This two-part, non-sagging compound is designed to rebuild, repair, and protect metal surfaces from extreme wear, abrasion, and impact, thereby extending equipment operating cycles.
Popular Applications & Uses
- Repairing scrubbers, ash handling systems, pipe elbows, screens, and ceramic-lined chutes.- Recontouring chippers, bins, hoppers, bunkers, and separators.- Protecting exhausters, chutes, launders, housing fans, crushers, and breakers.- Wear protection for dredging pumps, flumes, troughs, vibrating feeders, and screw conveyors.- Lining coal pulverizers, cyclones, and slurry lines.- Restoring and protecting metal surfaces in high-wear environments.- Protecting mixing vessels, pump casings, pneumatic conveyors, grain bins, and dust collection systems.
Industries that Commonly Use It
- Chemical Industry- Construction/Building Services (for heavy machinery and infrastructure protection)- Energy (power generation, mining, material handling)- General Manufacturing (heavy equipment maintenance, material handling)- Metal Fabrication (repair and protection of fabricated components)- Petroleum Industry, Products or Services (pipelines, processing equipment)
Special and Unique Features
- Alumina ceramic bead-filled for superior abrasion resistance.- Non-sagging formula allows for vertical and overhead applications.- Extends equipment operating cycles and overall service life.- Provides outstanding wear resistance in severe service conditions.- Includes an Epoxy Primer FC for enhanced adhesion.- Offers resistance to mild impact at 45° angles.- Solvent-free formulation, suitable for confined spaces.
Key Properties
- Type: Alumina ceramic bead-filled epoxy system.- Form: Two-part system (resin and hardener).- Cure: Room temperature cure (functional cure in approximately 2.5 hours, full cure in 16 hours; can be heat cured for maximum physical properties).- Abrasion Resistance: Outstanding for severe service conditions.- Chemical Resistance: Resistant to a wide range of acids, bases, saturated salt solutions, oils, and many other chemicals.- Temperature Resistance: Operational temperature resistance up to 300°F (149°C) for some variants; general epoxy wear compounds up to 130°C.- Consistency: Non-sagging paste.
Surface Compatibility
- Primarily designed for metal surfaces.- Can also be applied to steel, concrete, and fiberglass surfaces (as seen with similar epoxy ceramic pastes).- Requires thorough surface preparation including cleaning and grit blasting to white metal (3-5mil profile) for optimal adhesion.
Known backups / known substitutes
- Other Devcon Wear Guard products such as Wear Guard High Load, Wear Guard Fine Load, Wear Guard 300RTC, and Wear Guard High Impact.- Ceramic-filled epoxy wear compounds from other manufacturers, including WEICON WP, Reparex wearing compounds, UPS Extreme Wear Resistance Products, Maxkote M-CERAMIC 400, and Nordbak High Impact Wearing Compound.- Silicon carbide bead-filled epoxies for wear resistance.- Brushable ceramic epoxy coatings like CLS-808 Brushable Ceramic.
Comparison Note
DEVCON 11475 Wear Guard Ultra is specifically formulated for severe abrasion resistance, particularly in applications involving fine particulate or high-velocity sliding abrasion. Its key differentiators include its non-sagging property, which facilitates vertical and overhead applications, and the inclusion of an epoxy primer for enhanced adhesion. While other Devcon Wear Guard products offer variations for high impact, fine load, or high temperature, and substitutes from other brands provide similar ceramic-filled epoxy solutions, Wear Guard Ultra is optimized for extreme wear protection in challenging industrial environments.
