PACE Technologies CM-2001B-5 Black Phenolic Powder (5 lbs)

Compression mounting is a very useful mounting technique which can provide better specimen edge retention compared to castable mounting resins. Compression mounting resins are available in different colors and with various fillers to improve hardness or conductivity.

Phenolic Resins

In general, phenolics are used because of their relatively low cost. In addition, phenolics are available in a variety of colors.

Use different phenolic colors to code jobs, specimen types or for different test dates. For example, changing the phenolic color each month will show which samples or jobs are getting old.

If the color dye in the mount bleeds out when rinsing with alcohol, this is an indication that the mount was not fully cured either at a high enough temperature or for the proper length of time.