K KOM Senior Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Mar 2, 2006 Messages 1,241 Reaction score 5 Points 4,556 Dental Student Mar 7, 2009 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Does acrylic cure faster at higher temperatures? For example, if the long cure cycle is 9 hours at 165 F can you just increase the temp and have it cure faster? Thanks.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Does acrylic cure faster at higher temperatures? For example, if the long cure cycle is 9 hours at 165 F can you just increase the temp and have it cure faster? Thanks.
S Streetwolf Ultra Senior Member Verified Member 10+ Year Member Dentist 15+ Year Member Joined Oct 25, 2006 Messages 1,801 Reaction score 7 Points 4,571 Location NJ Dentist Mar 7, 2009 #2 You can't raise the temp initially... this results in porosity of the acrylic. We learned that you could keep it at 160 for an hour and a half and then increase to 212 for a half hour. I know that our school's lab does 160 for 8 hours.
You can't raise the temp initially... this results in porosity of the acrylic. We learned that you could keep it at 160 for an hour and a half and then increase to 212 for a half hour. I know that our school's lab does 160 for 8 hours.
K KOM Senior Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Mar 2, 2006 Messages 1,241 Reaction score 5 Points 4,556 Dental Student Mar 7, 2009 #3 Thanks!
