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Processes involved during impregnation

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The Sealant Degassing Process Sealant Degassing Replenishes Oxygen In The Sealants And Discards Contaminants Such As Solvents And Water. This Results In Enhancement Of Pot-Life Stability. It Also Helps To Agitate The Sealant Once A Day For Ensuring Good Mixing Of The Catalysts In The Sealant Thereby Avoiding Any Possibility For The Catalyst To Settle. The Sealant Transfer Process Is Also An Efficient Degassing Process. Sealant Degassing Is To Remove Moisture From The Sealant And Induce Oxygen Into The Sealant Bath For Stability. Due To The Vacuum During The Transfer Process, It Helps To Remove The Moisture From The Sealant Bath And Also Implement Purging Of The Sealant. The Optimum Time For Sealant Degassing Is During A Weekend Or When Production Has Been Temporarily Stopped. If Production Has Stopped For More Than Three Days, Sealant Degassing Must Be Ensured On A Daily Basis. The Sealant Must Never Be Exposed To Heat. For Methacrylate Sealants That Comprise Catalys...

What size of porosity can be sealed?

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Porosities Can Be Micro Or Macro In Size, Which Causes Gas Or Fluid To Pass Through. The Impregnation Sealant Is Only For Such Porosities And Not For Major Casting Defects, Casting Cracks, And Large-Diameter Blow Holes. A Porosity Is Like A Cobweb Structure And Not A Through-Hole. So, It Is Tough To Difficult The Porosity Size That Can Be Sealed. A Normal Thumb Rule Is That A Porosity Of Size 300 Microns Can Be Sealed. However, A Porosity Of More Than 300 Microns Can Also Be Sealed Depending On The Metal Structure And The Porosity Nature. The Porosity Size That Can Be Sealed Depends On The Method Of Retaining The Sealant In The Porosity. In Case Of Large Porosities, Some Procedures Exist To Retain The Sealant. If An Impregnation Chamber Is Completely Filled With Sealant And Heated, The Sealant Will Polymerize Into A Hard Plastic Of Two Meters’ Diameter. However, We Do Not Need To Seal Porosities About Two Meters In Diameter As They Never Exist. Following Are Some Unus...