I-Epoxy resin yintlaka ye-thermosetting enozinzo oluhle lweekhemikhali, ukuxhathisa ukubola, ukunamathela okulungileyo, kunye nokuguquguquka okugqwesileyo. I-substance eyenziwe yi-epoxy resin inobunzima obuphezulu kakhulu, obunokufikelela kubunzima beeplastiki zobunjineli, kwaye isetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo ukwenza iinxalenye zesakhiwo, ukubumba kunye neengxenye zomatshini eziyinkimbinkimbi, njl.; I-epoxy resin nayo ingasetyenziselwa ukulungisa iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zokugquma, ukwenza izinto zokuncamathelisa ukwenza izinto ezidityanisiweyo, izixhobo zokubumba inaliti, njl.