Hardman Epoweld 3243 (aka Epoweld 43243-53243) - Slow-Setting High Impact and Strength, great for golf club and striking tool repairs

Product Name

Hardman Epoweld 3243 (aka Epoweld 43243-53243)

Brief Description

Hardman Epoweld 3243 is a two-component, slow-setting, room temperature cure epoxy adhesive. It is renowned for its excellent cohesive strength, pull-out strength, and torque resistance, providing high impact and strength bonds ideal for demanding applications.

Popular Applications & Uses

- Bonding golf club heads to shafts- Repair and assembly of striking tools- Bonding grinding wheel hubs- Bonding metal doors and windows- General high-strength, high-impact bonding applications.

Industries that Commonly Use It

- Prosumer- General Manufacturing- Fabrication- Construction/ Building Services- Metal Fabrication

Special and Unique Features

- Slow-setting formula allows for precise positioning and alignment of components- Offers excellent cohesive strength, pull-out strength, and torque resistance- Delivers high impact and strength properties for durable bonds- Cures at room temperature, simplifying application- Has been an industry standard for golf club head to shaft bonding for over 20-30 years

Key Properties

- Type: Two-component epoxy adhesive- Cure Type: Room temperature cure- Set Time / Gel Time / Working Time: Approximately 150 minutes / 2.5 hours (gel time)- Time to Handling Strength (25% cure): 5-6 hours- Full Cure: 7 days at 25°C (77°F) or accelerated cure schedules (e.g., 2 hours at 66°C or 10 minutes at 149°C)- Operating Temperature Range: -40° to 200°F (-40 to 93.3°C)- Color (Mixed): Ivory (Part A: Off White, Part B: Amber)- Viscosity @ 25°C (Mixed): 15,000 cps- Tensile Strength: 7,310 psi- Impact Strength: 15 ft-lbs- Lap Shear Strength (Al/Al): ~3,360 - 3,500 psi (after 2 weeks at 25°C)- Hardness (Shore D): 85

Surface Compatibility

- Metals (e.g., steel, aluminum)- Composites- Wood- Thermoplastics (modified versions like EPOWELD 58200 are recommended for ABS and polycarbonates)- Ceramics

Known backups / known substitutes

- Araldite 2011 Slow-Setting All-Purpose Epoxy- PERMABOND ET5147 Food Grade Epoxy Slow Set- PERMABOND ET5145 Slow Set Food Grade Epoxy- SciGrip SG300 Black High Strength Toughened (slow set versions)- West System G-Flex thickened epoxy- US Composites 635 thin resin with colloidal silica- Other slow-cure, high-strength epoxies with similar set times (e.g., 1-hour or 2-hour epoxies)

Comparison Note

Hardman Epoweld 3243 distinguishes itself as an industry-standard, two-component epoxy adhesive specifically engineered for applications demanding exceptional impact resistance, pull-out strength, and torque resistance, particularly in the repair of golf clubs and striking tools. Its slow-setting characteristic provides ample working time for precise assembly, setting it apart from faster-curing alternatives.