Curing / Crosslinking

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Aluminum Chelate Crosslinker

CAS: 13963-57-0

Aluminum Chelate Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Anhydride Curing Agent MTHPA

CAS: 11070-44-3

Anhydride Curing Agent MTHPA is a high-performance specialty chemical additive widely used in industrial coating, adhesive, and material applications. Provides excellent performance characteristics and reliability.

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Anthracene Photocrosslinker

CAS: 120-12-7

Anthracene Photocrosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Aziridine Crosslinker

CAS: 57116-45-7

Aziridine crosslinkers are polyfunctional compounds containing strained three-membered aziridine (ethylenimine) rings that react rapidly and selectively with carboxylic acid groups in waterborne resin systems at room temperature, forming stable covalent amide-ester linkages. Trimethylolpropane tris[3-(2-methylaziridinyl)propanoate] (XAMA-7, CAS 57116-45-7) is a representative trifunctional grade widely used in waterborne coatings and adhesives. Aziridine crosslinkers are valued for their self-crosslinking efficiency, compatibility with acrylic and polyurethane dispersions, and absence of volatile by-products.

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BP Photo-Crosslinker

CAS: 119-61-9

BP Photo-Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Bismaleimide Crosslinker

CAS: 5292-53-5

Bismaleimide Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Blocked Isocyanate Crosslinker

CAS: 28182-81-2

Blocked Isocyanate Crosslinker is a high-performance specialty chemical additive widely used in industrial coating, adhesive, and material applications. Provides excellent performance characteristics and reliability.

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Borate Crosslinker

CAS: 10043-35-3

Borate Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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CBS Rubber Accelerator

CAS: 95-33-0

CBS Rubber Accelerator for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Carbodiimide Crosslinker

CAS: 25952-53-8

Carbodiimide crosslinkers contain one or more –N=C=N– functional groups that react selectively with carboxylic acid groups in waterborne dispersions at ambient or mildly elevated temperatures to form stable acylurea covalent bonds, imparting outstanding hydrolytic stability to the crosslinked network. Polycarbodiimide (CAS 25952-53-8) is the predominant commercial grade, offering an aqueous-dispersible, low-toxicity alternative to aziridines and isocyanates for environmentally sensitive applications. These crosslinkers are particularly valued in systems requiring long-term humidity and hydrolysis resistance.

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Catalyst

Catalysts for coating and resin systems are substances that accelerate the crosslinking or curing reaction without being consumed in the process, allowing faster throughput and lower-temperature cure schedules. Common catalyst types include organometallic compounds, tertiary amines, and Lewis acids tailored for specific resin chemistries. Precise catalyst selection and loading are critical to achieving the desired balance of pot life, cure speed, and final film properties.

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Crosslinker

Crosslinkers are reactive chemical agents that form covalent bonds between polymer chains, converting linear or branched macromolecules into a three-dimensional network structure. By introducing intermolecular bridges, crosslinkers dramatically improve mechanical properties, solvent resistance, and thermal stability of coatings, adhesives, and elastomers. They are widely used in waterborne and solventborne systems across automotive, industrial, and packaging coatings.

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Curing Agent

A curing agent is a chemical substance used to harden or cure resins, coatings, and adhesives through chemical crosslinking reactions. These agents react with functional groups in the base resin to form a three-dimensional network, imparting mechanical strength, chemical resistance, and durability. Curing agents are essential in epoxy, polyurethane, and other thermosetting resin systems used across industrial and protective coating applications.

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DBP Peroxide Crosslinker

CAS: 110-05-4

DBP Peroxide Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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DCP Peroxide Crosslinker

CAS: 80-43-3

DCP Peroxide Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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DPG Rubber Accelerator

CAS: 102-06-7

DPG Rubber Accelerator for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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DPMA Dipentaerythritol Crosslinker

CAS: 29570-58-9

DPMA Dipentaerythritol Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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DTAP Peroxide Crosslinker

CAS: 2167-23-9

DTAP Peroxide Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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EGDMA Crosslinker

CAS: 97-90-5

EGDMA Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Epoxy Curing Agent

Epoxy curing agents are hardeners specifically formulated to react with epoxide groups via ring-opening addition, producing highly crosslinked thermoset polymers with outstanding adhesion, chemical resistance, and mechanical performance. Common chemistries include polyamines, polyamides, anhydrides, and phenalkamines, each imparting distinct performance profiles to the cured epoxy system. Epoxy curing agents are the backbone of protective coatings, structural adhesives, civil engineering, and composite applications worldwide.

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Epoxy Dicyandiamide Cure

CAS: 461-58-5

Epoxy Dicyandiamide Cure is a high-performance specialty chemical additive widely used in industrial coating, adhesive, and material applications. Provides excellent performance characteristics and reliability.

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Epoxy Silane Crosslinker

CAS: 2530-83-8

Epoxy Silane Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Formaldehyde Crosslinker

CAS: 50-00-0

Formaldehyde Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Glutaraldehyde Crosslinker

CAS: 111-30-8

Glutaraldehyde Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Glycoluril Crosslinker

CAS: 496-46-8

Glycoluril Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Glyoxal Crosslinker

CAS: 107-22-2

Glyoxal Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Glyoxalated PAM Crosslinker

CAS: 25085-02-3

Glyoxalated PAM Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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HDDA Acrylic Crosslinker

CAS: 13048-33-4

HDDA Acrylic Crosslinker is a high-performance specialty chemical additive widely used in industrial coating, adhesive, and material applications. Provides excellent performance characteristics and reliability.

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HDI Blocked Isocyanate

CAS: 28182-81-2

HDI Blocked Isocyanate for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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HDI Isocyanate Crosslinker

CAS: 822-06-0

HDI Isocyanate Crosslinker is a high-performance specialty chemical additive widely used in industrial coating, adhesive, and material applications. Provides excellent performance characteristics and reliability.

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HVA-2 Bismaleimide Crosslinker

CAS: 5292-53-5

HVA-2 Bismaleimide Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Hardener

Hardeners are stoichiometric curing components that react with base resins—primarily epoxy and polyurethane systems—to form fully crosslinked, rigid polymer networks. Unlike catalysts, hardeners are consumed in the reaction and directly contribute to the final polymer structure. Proper selection of hardener type and loading controls the final hardness, flexibility, chemical resistance, and processing characteristics of the cured material.

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IPDI Isocyanate Crosslinker

CAS: 4098-71-9

IPDI Isocyanate Crosslinker is a high-performance specialty chemical additive widely used in industrial coating, adhesive, and material applications. Provides excellent performance characteristics and reliability.

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Imidazole Epoxy Accelerator

CAS: 288-32-4

Imidazole Epoxy Accelerator is a high-performance specialty chemical additive widely used in industrial coating, adhesive, and material applications. Provides excellent performance characteristics and reliability.

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Isocyanate Crosslinker

CAS: 28182-81-2

Isocyanate crosslinkers are polyfunctional compounds bearing two or more –NCO groups that react with hydroxyl, amine, or carboxyl groups in resin binders to form urethane, urea, or amide linkages, building a dense crosslinked network. HDI trimer (CAS 28182-81-2) and IPDI-based aliphatic isocyanates are standard workhorse crosslinkers for high-performance exterior and automotive coatings due to their excellent UV stability and color retention. Aromatic variants such as TDI and MDI adducts are used in industrial and adhesive applications where UV stability is less critical.

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Latent Amine Curing Agent

CAS: 68411-46-1

Latent Amine Curing Agent is a high-performance specialty chemical additive widely used in industrial coating, adhesive, and material applications. Provides excellent performance characteristics and reliability.

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MBTS Rubber Accelerator

CAS: 120-78-5

MBTS Rubber Accelerator for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Melamine Crosslinker

CAS: 9003-08-1

Melamine Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Methoxysilane Crosslinker

CAS: 2031-67-6

Methoxysilane Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Nadic Anhydride Crosslinker

CAS: 826-62-0

Nadic Anhydride Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Oxetane Cationic Monomer

CAS: 18222-65-6

Oxetane Cationic Monomer is a high-performance specialty chemical additive widely used in industrial coating, adhesive, and material applications. Provides excellent performance characteristics and reliability.

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Oxetane Ring-Opening Crosslinker

CAS: 6246-06-6

Oxetane Ring-Opening Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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PEI Crosslinker

CAS: 9002-98-6

PEI Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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PETA Crosslinker

CAS: 4986-89-4

PETA Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Polyamine Hardener

CAS: 112-24-3

Polyamine hardeners are multifunctional amine compounds that cure epoxy resins through nucleophilic addition of active hydrogen atoms to epoxide rings, forming robust beta-hydroxy amine networks. Triethylenetetramine (TETA, CAS 112-24-3) is a representative aliphatic polyamine widely used for ambient-temperature epoxy curing. Polyamine hardeners deliver fast cure speeds, high crosslink density, and excellent adhesion, making them suitable for protective coatings, flooring, and structural bonding.

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Polyfunctional Aziridine Crosslinker

CAS: 57-39-6

Polyfunctional Aziridine Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Sulfur Crosslinker for Rubber

CAS: 7704-34-9

Sulfur Crosslinker for Rubber for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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TAC Crosslinker

CAS: 101-37-1

TAC Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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TAIC Crosslinker

CAS: 1025-15-6

TAIC Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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TMTM Sulfur Donor

CAS: 97-74-5

TMTM Sulfur Donor for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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TRIM Crosslinker

CAS: 3290-92-4

TRIM Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Tetramethylthiuram Disulfide Accelerator

CAS: 137-26-8

Tetramethylthiuram Disulfide Accelerator for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Titanate Crosslinker

CAS: 68585-47-7

Titanate Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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UV Curing Agent

UV curing agents—primarily photoinitiators and photosensitizers—generate reactive species such as free radicals or cations upon exposure to ultraviolet light, initiating rapid polymerization and crosslinking of UV-curable resins within seconds. These agents enable energy-efficient, solvent-free cure processes ideal for high-speed production lines in printing, electronics, and wood finishing. Selection of the appropriate UV curing agent depends on lamp spectrum, resin chemistry, and required cure depth.

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Vinyl Silane Crosslinker

CAS: 2768-02-7

Vinyl Silane Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Water-Based Crosslinker Aziridine

CAS: 151-56-4

Water-Based Crosslinker Aziridine is a high-performance specialty chemical additive widely used in industrial coating, adhesive, and material applications. Provides excellent performance characteristics and reliability.

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ZDEC Rubber Accelerator

CAS: 14324-55-1

ZDEC Rubber Accelerator for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Zinc Oxide Crosslinker

CAS: 1314-13-2

Zinc Oxide Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.

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Zirconium Crosslinker

CAS: 7699-43-6

Zirconium Crosslinker for curing and crosslinking polymer networks, enabling controlled cure profiles and enhanced mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.