Mounting

Mounting – also referred to as embedding – has several purposes. Mounting provides protection/support of the sample surface and edges, makes it easier to handle the sample, allows for several small samples in one mount and gives uniform sizes for clamping in a sample holder. To meet your mounting requirements both cold mounting and hot mounting systems are available.

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  • Silicone lids to be used with Aka-Mould instead of the normal, hard lid. Available sizes: 25 mm, 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm.

    Mounting Accessories

    Silicone Lid

  • Akasel Aka-Cure Quick: A brown glass bottle with a yellow screw cap, filled with epoxy curing agent for rapid hot-curing processes. The white label features the Akasel logo and the text "Aka-Cure Quick," along with additional information such as "Epoxy Curing Agent," "Quick hot cure schedule," and the volume "500 ml." Safety and usage instructions, as well as hazard symbols, are prominently displayed. Specially developed for metallographic applications, perfect for hard and easily preparable samples with quick curing times and accurate mixing guidelines.

    Epoxy Mounting

    Aka-Cure Quick

  • Akasel Aka-Cure Slow: A brown glass bottle with a yellow screw cap. The label features the Akasel logo, the product name "Aka-Cure Slow," and "Epoxy Curing Agent." Additional details include "Slow cure schedule for impregnation," a volume of "500 ml," and specific mixing instructions. Safety and application guidelines, along with precautionary symbols, are also included on the label. The bottle holds a clear liquid, specially developed for metallographic applications, perfect for preparing heat-sensitive samples and impregnation.

    Epoxy Mounting

    Aka-Cure Slow

  • A 1-liter bottle of transparent epoxy resin with a red cap. The label reads “Aka-Resin Liquid Epoxy,” “Transparent, low viscosity, low shrinkage epoxy resin,” along with detailed mixing instructions and safety information. The item number 25101115 (8510) and production date are also included. Specially developed for metallographic applications, perfect for producing precise and durable sample mounts for analysis.

    Epoxy Mounting

    Aka-Resin Liquid Epoxy

  • Akasel Aka-Clear-2 Liquid, 500 ml: Brown glass bottle with a yellow cap holding liquid for a two-component acrylic system. The label displays the product name, Item No. 25202413 (8602), as well as information on fast curing and specific usage instructions. Specially developed for metallographic applications, perfect for producing transparent mounts when used with Aka-Clear-2 Powder for accurate analysis and sample preparation.

    Acrylic Resin

    Aka-Clear-2 Liquid

  • Akasel Aka-Clear-2 Powder: White plastic container with black print. The label displays the Akasel logo and product description "Aka-Clear-2 Powder." Information includes: "Two-component quick curing kit for transparent mounts," "1 kg," along with detailed mixing instructions (e.g., "Mix 2 – 2.5 vol. powder with 1 vol. liquid"), curing times ("Cures in 7 – 8 min at room temperature"), and specific hardness details ("Hardness 85 – 87 Shore D"). Additional details include the batch number, manufacturing date, and safety and usage instructions. Specially developed for metallographic applications, perfect for producing transparent mounts for accurate analysis and sample preparation.

    Acrylic Resin

    Aka-Clear-2 Powder

  • Akasel Aka-Resin Epoxy: White plastic container with black lettering for mineral-filled epoxy resin for hot mounting. The label includes the Akasel logo and product details: "Aka-Resin Epoxy," "Black Mineral filled Epoxy Resin for Hot Mounting," "1 kg," along with technical specifications like curing conditions: "Cure at 160 – 180 ℃," and diameter and force information (e.g., 25 mm: 10 kN). A red hazard triangle provides warning notices. Specially developed for metallographic applications, perfect for precise and durable sample embedding.

    Mounting

    Aka-Resin Epoxy

  • Akasel Aka-Resin Melamine: White plastic container with white, mineral-filled melamine resin for hot mounting. The label displays the Akasel logo and product information: "Aka-Resin Melamine," "White mineral-filled Melamine Resin for Hot Mounting," "1 kg." Technical specifications include curing conditions: "Cure at 160 – 180 °C," diameter and force details (e.g., 25 mm: 10 kN, 4–5 min/2–3 min), and advice to extend curing time if incomplete. Additional details include a batch number, manufacturing date, and hazard warnings. Specially developed for metallographic applications, perfect for embedding white samples for accurate and stable analysis.

    Mounting

    Aka-Resin Melamine

  • Akasel Aka-Resin Acrylic, white container with a lid holding clear acrylic resin for hot mounting. The label features the product name, "Clear Acrylic Resin for Hot Mounting," the weight of 1 kg, and Item No. 21201001 (8025). Additional details include curing times and specific parameters for samples ranging from 25 mm to 50 mm. Specially developed for metallographic applications, perfect for preparing transparent mounts for detailed analysis.

    Mounting

    Aka-Resin Acrylic

  • Akasel Aka-Resin Phenolic SEM, a white container with a lid holding black conductive phenolic resin. The label features the product name, "Black Conductive Phenolic Resin for Hot Mounting," a weight of 1 kg, and Item No. 21501721 (8070). It also provides curing times and specific parameters for sizes between 25 mm and 50 mm. Specially developed for metallographic applications, perfect for preparing conductive samples for scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

    Mounting

    Aka-Resin Phenolic SEM

  • Akasel Aka-Resin Phenolic-2, Black: Black phenolic resin in a white plastic container with a carry handle. The label includes the product name, "Black Phenolic Resin for Hot Mounting", the weight of 2.5 kg, the part number 21502122, and curing details such as: 160–180 °C at 25 mm: 7.5 kN, 6.5 minutes, along with additional force and time specifications for different sample diameters.

    Mounting

    Aka-Resin Phenolic-2, Black

  • Akasel Aka-Resin Phenolic, black phenolic resin in a white plastic container with a handle. The label features the product name "Aka-Resin Phenolic," "Black Phenolic Resin for Hot Mounting," weight 2.5 kg, Item No. 21501122 (8055), and curing instructions at 160–180 °C. Additional text outlines curing times and parameters for samples with diameters ranging from 25 mm to 50 mm. Specially developed for metallographic applications to prepare samples for further analysis.

    Mounting

    Aka-Resin Phenolic

Mounting Solutions for Reliable Sample Preparation

Ensuring a high-quality mounted sample is important in metallographic preparation. The right choice of mounting resin ensures the sample is correctly embedded, protected, and prepared for subsequent grinding and polishing steps. At Akasel, we offer a range of premium cold and hot mounting resins optimized to deliver excellent adhesion, minimal shrinkage, and superior edge retention, making your samples ready for further preparation.

Whether you are using cold mounting for fragile or heat-sensitive specimens or hot mounting in a mounting press, our consumables provide consistent, reliable results. By using Akasel’s mounting resins, you can prevent common issues like fluid leaking from a gap between the sample and mounting material or edge rounding, ensuring that each sample is perfectly prepared for the next steps in the metallographic process.

Cold Mounting

Cold mounting has to be used for embedding of heat sensitive or fragile samples and when vacuum impregnation or infiltration of porous samples is required. Cold mounting is also often preferred, when only a few samples are prepared. We have the two main systems available, Epoxy and Acrylic, each offering different features and benefits. They both consist of two components that cure after being mixed together.

Hot Mounting

Hot mounting requires a mounting press, where the resin is processed at high pressure and temperature. Hot mounting provides very uniform samples in a short time, and depending on the resin used, quite different characteristics can be achieved. Our range of high performance hot mounting resins includes Epoxy, Melamine, Acrylic, Phenolic SEM and Phenolic.

We also have a wide range of embedding accessories. You find molds, silicone lids, Aka-NoStick, protection caps, mixing kits and clips under accessories. These accessories help you obtain the best possible mounting result, which will save you time in the following preparation steps.

Click on the left side menu to find the consumables for your sample preparation.

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