Electric motors are crucial components in a wide range of industrial and commercial applications, and ensuring their protection and optimal performance is essential. In this article, we will explore the encapsulation and impregnation solutions provided by Huntsman Araldite, designed specifically to protect and improve electric motors.
Encapsulation for electric motors
Benefits of encapsulation for electric motors
Encapsulation of electric motors offers a number of key advantages, including:
- Optimal thermal conductivity: Huntsman Araldite encapsulation compounds provide excellent heat conduction, helping to maintain optimal temperatures inside the engine and improving efficiency.
- Improved resistance and thermal dissipation: With advanced thermal properties, encapsulation helps prevent overheating and prolongs motor life.
- Superior crack resistance: The encapsulation materials offered by Huntsman Araldite are designed to resist cracking, minimizing the risk of engine damage.
- Electrical insulation: Encapsulation provides reliable insulation, protecting the motor from short circuits and electrical faults.
- Protection from external agents: Encapsulants protect the engine from moisture, dust, harsh chemicals and other contaminants, improving durability and performance.
- Noise reduction: Encapsulation can help reduce the noise level of the motor, an important benefit in many applications.
The best encapsulation solutions for electric motors
Huntsman is a leading provider of high-quality encapsulation solutions, including:
- Araldite CW 5742 / Aradur HY 5726: This encapsulation system is ideal for electric motor rotors and stators. It offers excellent void filling capacity, thermal and chemical resistance, and high glass transition temperature.
- Araldite CW 30386 / Aradur HW 30387: Excellent for e-motor rotors, this system offers high thermal and chemical resistance, fast gelation and curing times, and low thermal expansion over the operating range.
- Araldite CW 2731: Ideal for stator ends, this system offers high thermal conductivity capabilities, resistance to chemical and atmospheric degradation, and rapid processing at high temperatures.
Impregnation for electric motors
Advantages of impregnation
Huntsman Araldite impregnation compounds provide numerous benefits for electronic motors, including:
- Resistance to hydrolysis and media: Impregnants resist moisture and aggressive fluids, maintaining engine performance.
- Optimal gelling: Well-controlled gelling times allow precise and uniform application.
- Improved thermal resistance: Impregnation increases the thermal resistance of materials, helping to prevent thermal damage.
- Aging resistance: Araldite impregnation compounds maintain their properties over time.
- Solutions free of volatile organic compounds: Formulations minimize the emission of harmful chemicals.
Top impregnation solutions
Huntsman Araldite offers several high-quality impregnation solutions, including:
- Araldite 38600: Ideal for immersion impregnation of electronic motors, this flexible system improves crack resistance of materials and offers high bath stability.
- Araldite 38500: Perfect for drop impregnation of electric motors, this system offers fast cure time and high glass temperature.
- Araldite CY 38340 / Aradur HY 38341: Suitable for drop impregnation of electric motors, this compound offers toughness, good adhesion and fast curing time at low temperatures.
For more information on encapsulation and impregnation for electric motors, please read our post on frequently asked questions on these topics. Huntsman Araldite is committed to providing high-quality solutions to protect and enhance the performance of your electric motors.
