How to seal a leaking metal pipe with Superfast Steel Epoxy Putty Stick

Superfast Steel Stick contains pre-measured portions of activator and base, meaning no measuring or mixing is required.

To use Superfast Steel, simply cut off the required amount of putty from the stick and mix by hand. As it is kneaded, the two contrasting colours will blend into a uniform grey to indicated successful mixing.

Whilst soft, Superfast Steel Epoxy Putty is pushed into holes and cracks in metal pipework. For rebuilding and strengthening sections weakened by corrosion, it is applied over areas of pitting and damage to increase outer pipe wall thickness.

Superfast Steel has a work life of approximately 3 minutes. Within 5-10 minutes, the epoxy putty will begin to harden and form a cohesive bond. After one hour, the pipe in question can be put back into service.

Once cured, Superfast Steel can be tapped, drilled, screwed, sawed, machined, ground, filed, or painted to create a smooth and seamless finish uniform with the pipe undergoing repair.

For more complex applications where longer than 5 minutes is needed to mix and apply epoxy putty, please see Sylmasta AB Original Epoxy Putty.

AB Original has a two-hour work time, allowing more putty to be mixed at once without threat of premature curing.

Applications

• Large domestic repairs to pipes made of steel, stainless steel, iron and other ferrous metals
• Industrial repairs to metal pipework including wastewater treatment works, quarry wash plants, dry risers, petrochemical plants, nuclear power plants, oil rigs, farms, hotels, and breweries
• Surface profile restoration to pipes damaged by corrosion

Benefits

• Easy to use – cut off amount of putty required, knead by hand, apply
• Repairs in 5-10 minutes. Systems can be turned back on after one hour
• Does not rust. Unused putty can be kept for a later repair
• WRAS approved so safe to use with drinking water

Technical Data

Hardness, Shore D:
90 (full cure, 24 hours).

Lap Shear Tensile Strength:
6.3 MPa (on steel).

Compressive Strength:
90 MPa.

Density (gm/cm3):
2.1

Shrinkage:
<1%.

Non-Volatile Content:
100%.

Electrical Resistance:
30,000 megohms.

Dielectric Strength:
300 (volts/mil).

Upper Temperature Limit:
120°C continuous.
150°C intermittent.

Chemical Resistance:
Resistant to hydrocarbons, ketones, alcohols, esters, halocarbons, aqueous salt solutions and dilute acids and bases.

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