Casting Plasters

Hydrocal® 105 & 106 Gypsum Cement is an easy to use base formulated for use in a wide variety of dental applications.

Main FeaturesWith easy to use bases, USG Hydrocal® 105 and 106 Gypsum Cements’ set times can be altered with accelerators or retarders.

• USG Hydrocal 105 Gypsum Cement is colored yellow for identification
• USG Hydrocal 106 Gypsum Cement is white; its color may be altered by adding pigment

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For use in a wide variety of dental applications

Can be used as a base for further formulation

USG Dental Plaster is designed for use in oral impression work and is available in three formulations – Impression, Laboratory and Regular which offer specific formulated set times.

Main FeaturesUSG Dental Plasters are easy to use and offer many applications.

Sold to qualified formulators

Designed for use in oral impression work

Available in Impression, Laboratory and Regular formulations

Water soluble; requires no organic solvents for cleanup

Overview

Hydrocal® FGR 95 is a fast-setting gypsum cement designed for strong, resilient glass-reinforced product fabrication. Superior fire retardant properties allow for code-compliant installations in a variety of public and private structures. Allows for the economical duplication of architectural details formerly produced from plaster, wood, concrete or stone.

Main FeaturesHydrocal® FGR 95 is a high-strength gypsum cements specially formulated for use with glass fiber for fabricating glass-reinforced architectural details. This product is an alpha hemihydrate gypsum-based materials, with low water requirements that result in high-strength, high-density pieces.

Hydrocal® FGR 95:

Accepts most coatings and finishes.

Produces lightweight, thin-cast, fire-resistant architectural details

Superior fabrication flexibility – from simple cornices to ornate capitals and medallions

Effectively duplicates pieces formerly made of plaster, wood, concrete and stone

Overcomes building fire code incompatibilities faced by many plastics – at roughly one-third the cost of filled polyesters

Exceptionally quick set – 50-70 minutes with manual application

Exceptionally strong gypsum cement designed for stretch-press dies and producing cope-and-drag equipment.* Produces high-quality, indoor novelty and statuary castings that require extremely hard surfaces and superior reproduction of fine detail. Superior expansion vs. Hydrocal® A-11 or B-11 gypsum cements.
*High water absorption resistance.

Main FeaturesHydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement is especially suitable where high strength and resistance to water absorption are necessary. It is ideal for applications in both the tooling & prototyping and art & statuary categories.

Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement — For Tooling & Prototyping
Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement is ideal for stretch-press dies where extreme surface hardness is required. Offering greater expansion than Hydrocal® A-11 or B-11 gypsum cements, Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement:

• Features a heavy, syrupy consistency, ideal for pouring into solid models or patterns (and making it ideal for filling multiple molds simultaneously)
• Adapts to most flexible moulding compounds, due to its high absorption resistance
• Sets in 17-20 minutes, after machine mixing
• Requires 32 parts water by weight per 100 parts plaster.

NOTE — For best storage results, keep indoors in a dry, stable environment, away from drafts. Do not stack more than two pallets high.

Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement — For Art & Statuary
One of the hardest and strongest Hydrocal® products, Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement is used in the fabrication of high-quality art novelty and statuary castings. Offering excellent paintability, Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement:

Provides fast set time for quick mold turns

Can duplicate extremely fine details

Works well in plaster and most flexible moulding compounds

Is self-leveling, with low viscosity

Sets the industry standard for a lightweight, economical, bright white plaster. Ideal for hollow and solid casting applications to create figurines, moldings and plaques.

Main FeaturesNo. 1 Casting Plaster is the industry’s premier casting plaster for fabricating figurines, plaques and lamp bases. Similar to White Art Plaster, but with slightly higher chip-resistance and reduced paint absorption,No. 1 Casting Plaster

• Is stark white in color; smooth-working
• Features proprietary additives that minimize paint absorption
• Offers a hard-working surface
• Is available in 20 and 30 minute set times
• Requires 65 parts water by weight per 100 parts plaster.

NOTE — For best storage results, keep indoors in a dry, stable environment. Do not stack more than two pallets high.

Superior tooling gypsum cement features exceptional strength and hardness. Low-absorption, designed for use in case molds.

Main Features

Ultracal® 30 Gypsum Cementis a traditional tooling gypsum cement, specially formulated for close tolerance tooling. Low absorption Ultracal® 30 Gypsum Cement:

• Is recommended where extreme accuracy and surface hardness are required (i.e. duplicator molds)
• Provides the lowest expansion of any rapid-setting gypsum cement
• Is ideal for splash-casting molds and models for phenolic, polyester and epoxy resins
• Sets 25-35 minutes after machine mixing
• Requires 38 parts water by weight per 100 parts plaster

NOTE – For best storage results, keep indoors in a dry, stable environment, away from drafts. Do not stack more than two pallets high.