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Covestro DeSolite® COV-DS-2042 Secondary Optical Fiber Coating, UV Cure (10 kg).

COV-DS-2042-10KG

Covestro COV-DS-2042 UV Cure Secondary Coating (10Kg).
The Covestro DeSolite® COV-DS-2042 Secondary Optical Fiber Coating is developed for both Wet-on-Wet and Wet-on-Dry processes that provides superior microbending performance and robust field application. Available in a 10 kg bottle.

Product Benefits
  • Enables high draw speeds
  • High nd for 2 pt. bending and tensile methods
  • Excellent cavitation resistance
  • Optimized adhesion for ribbon, loose-tube and aging performance
Liquid Coating Characteristics
  • Viscosity, 25°C: 6,002 mPa•s
  • Viscosity, 35°C: 2,104 mPa•s
  • Liquid Refractive Index, 23°C: 1.514
Cured Coating Characteristics (Tested at <1% R.H.)
  • Glass Transition Temperature Range, Tg: 10.6°C (51.08°F) at E’ 1000 MPa
  • Glass Transition Temperature Range, Tg: 86.1°C (186.98°F) at E’ 100 MPa
Cured Coating Characteristics (Tested at 23°C, 50% R.H.)
  • Segment modulus, 2.5% strain: 1,078 MPa
  • Elongation: 9%
  • Tensile strength: 38 MPa
  • Refractive Index: 1.534
Product Change Notification:

As part of our product change notification requirements, Fiber Optic Center notifies our customers of any significant changes including but not limited to product packaging, material property updates and procurement part number changes. Covestro has changed the part number for this product from DSM-DS2042-10KG to COV-DS-2042-10KG. Please note this is the only change to this product.
If you have questions related to this product on which we may be of assistance, please feel free to contact Kelly Barker, Business Development Epoxies Fiber Optic Center: kbarker@focenter.com