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SikaBlock® M960

Polyurethane tooling board

SikaBlock® M960 is an unfilled blue tooling board with good mechanical properties for foundry pattern making, molds and tools.  

  • Easy to machine
  • Shiny surface effect with high slip properties
  • Good mechanical strength and abrasion resistance
  • Good heat resistance
 
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PRODUCT BENEFITS

  • Easy to machine
  • Shiny surface effect with high slip properties
  • Good mechanical strength and abrasion resistance
  • Good heat resistance
 

Areas of Application

SikaBlock® M960 is designed for foundry models, match plates and core boxes (cold box process). It is as well suited for various molds and tools, e.g. for metal sheet forming and for master models, where a high surface quality and superior strength is required. This product is suitable for experienced professional users only. The boards must be tested for the specific application in each case, e.g. type of sand molding process, binder, amine catalyst, etc.  

Product Details

Typical Product Data
Chemical base

Polyurethane

Color

Blue

Density

1.2 kg/l

Shore D hardness (CQP023-1 / ISO 868)

78

Compressive strength (CQP028-5 / ISO 604)

70 MPa

Flexural strength (CQP027-2 / ISO 178)

80 MPa

Flexural modulus (CQP027-2 / ISO 178)

2200 MPa

Impact resistance (CQP038-2 / ISO 179)

30 kJ/m2

Heat deflection temperature (CQP030-1 / ISO 75B)

80 °C

Linear coefficient of thermal expansion (CQP053-1 / ISO 11359)

85 x 10-6 1/K

CQP = Corporate Quality Procedure

Application

Application Information

Application

SikaBlock® M960 can be easily machined by milling, drilling, sawing or modified manually. It is recommended to use high performance tools to machine these boards.
For milling parameters check information from cutting tool manufacturers or get the General Guideline “Milling parameters for SikaBlock®” for more general information.

STORAGE CONDITIONS

The board needs to be stored flat over the entire surface in dry conditions.
Many models and tools are made of bonded boards, either with identical or other materials. Storage at low and elevated temperature can lead to high stresses due to the different expansion coefficients. To prevent this, it is necessary to store the models and tools at a temperature range between 15 °C and 30 °C.