Product Type for Industrial Adhesives

Structural adhesives

Learn about the range of structural adhesives and all the solutions to which they can be applied.

Epoxy adhesives

Methacrylic adhesives

Polyurethane adhesives

Acrylic adhesive

Introduction

Structural adhesives are characterized by a great hold that allows them excellent mechanical performance on dissimilar substrates, which is why these adhesives can replace traditional assembly methods such as rivets, screws, bolts, and welds.

Structural adhesives are so called because when they are applied and begin the curing process they create an extremely strong and tenacious bond with the substrate giving a structural contribution to the bonded parts.

Structural adhesives manage to have forces evenly distributed over the entire bonded area; in contrast imagine the strain of a screw in holding two components together where all stress is concentrated at the point of attachment.

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Pairing dissimilar substrates

Structural adhesives can couple dissimilar substrates: for example, aluminum alloy and thermoplastics, metals, and carbon composites; materials that cannot be welded in any way and would yield inferior results if assembled mechanically.

Structural adhesive quality

The ‘structural adhesive offers designers the possibility of making, by adopting different materials (composites, light alloys, and plastic polymers), lightweight and strong artifacts. Structural adhesives facilitate the integrity and performance of materials because there are no rivet holes and fasteners that can weaken the structure.
Remember that even though structural adhesives can join extremely dissimilar materials, it is always a good idea to properly prepare the surfaces.

Structural adhesive properties

They offer mechanical tensile shear performance between 5 and 40 MPa.
Distribute the applied load over the entire joint area
They withstand dynamic and fatigue stresses.
They offer excellent thermal and chemical resistance

Types of structural adhesives

Epoxy adhesives-Resist high temperatures, weathering and organic substances, offer mechanical performance that can withstand high loads. They are tough and reinforced able to resist dynamic stress, fatigue giving durability of the joint.
Methacrylic adhesives–They are the ideal solution for bonding thermoplastics, advanced composites and industrial materials, have inherent ability to pre-treat materials at low surface energy, often no surface treatment is required.
Polyurethane adhesives-They are very versatile, ranging from flexible to semi-rigid capable of meeting broader technical requirements. They are tough and reinforced able to withstand dynamic stress, fatigue giving durability of the joint.
Acrylic adhesives-These are a class of thermoplastic adhesives distinguished by their excellent resistance to light, moisture and weathering.

Products

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MG Chemicals 842ER
- Upper EMI shielding
- Polymerization at room temperature and high
- Excellent chemical and corrosion resistance
- Stable under extreme environmental conditions (100 hours at 150˚C, 100 hours at 85˚C/85% RH)
- Resists wave soldering
- Without MEK and HAPS
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MG Chemicals 841ER
- Good conductivity
- Provides good RFI shielding
- Extreme durability and grip
- Strong resistance to solvents
- Excellent corrosion and salt spray resistance
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MG Chemicals 8330S
- Low outgassing approved by NASA
- Extreme electrical conductivity
- Convenient 1-to-1 mixing ratio
- Working time: 4 hours
- Cure time: 2 hours at 65 °C (149 °F) or 30 minutes at 100 °C (212 °F)
- Creates strong permanent electrical connections
- Excellent adhesion to many substrates
- Storage at room temperature
- Long shelf life
- Strong resistance to moisture, salt water, light bases and aliphatic hydrocarbons
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MG Chemicals 8331S
- Low outgassing approved by NASA
- High electrical conductivity
- Convenient 1-to-1 mixing ratio
- Working time: 4 hours
- Cure time: 2 hours at 65 °C (149 °F) or 30 minutes at 100 °C (212 °F)
- Creates strong permanent electrical connections
- Excellent adhesion to many substrates
- Storage at room temperature
- Long shelf life
- Strong resistance to moisture, salt water, light bases and aliphatic hydrocarbons
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MG Chemicals 8330D
- Extreme electrical conductivity
- Convenient 1-to-1 mixing ratio
- Processing time: 20 minutes
- Cure time: 6 hours at room temperature or 10 minutes at 65 °C (149 °F)
- Creates strong permanent electrical connections
- Polymerization at room temperature
- Without SVHC
- Excellent adhesion to many substratesStorage at room temperature
- Long shelf life
- Strong resistance to moisture, salt water, light bases and aliphatic hydrocarbons
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MG Chemicals 8331D
- High electrical conductivity
- Convenient 1-to-1 mixing ratio
- Processing time: 20 minutes
- Cure time: 6 hours at room temperature or 10 minutes at 65 °C (149 °F)
- Creates strong permanent electrical connections
- Polymerization at room temperature
- Without SVHC
- Excellent adhesion to many substrates
- Storage at room temperature
- Long shelf life
- Strong resistance to moisture, salt water, light bases and aliphatic hydrocarbons
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MG Chemicals 9410
- High electrical conductivity
- Creates strong permanent electrical connections
- No mixing is required
- Cure time: 1 hour at 90 °C (194 °F) or 7 minutes at 150 °C (302 °F)
- Storage at room temperature (≤ 22 °C)
- Suitable for automated distribution
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MG Chemicals 8329TCM
- Thermal conductivity of 1.4 W/(m-K)
- Mixing ratio 1:1
- Processing time: 45 minutes
- Cure time: 24 hours at room temperature or 1 hour at 65 °C (149 °F)
- Provides strong electrical insulation
- High mechanical strength
- Strong resistance to moisture, salt water, light bases and aliphatic hydrocarbons
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MG Chemicals 8329TFF
- Thermal conductivity of 0.8 W/(m-K)
- Mixing ratio 1:1
- Fire retardant - UL 94V-0 registered
- Processing time: 5 minutes
- Laying time: 15 minutes
- Provides strong electrical insulation
- Low CTE before Tg
- High tensile and compressive strength
- Strong resistance to moisture, salt water, light bases and aliphatic hydrocarbons"
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MG Chemicals 9460TC
- High thermal conductivity
- No mixing is required before use
- Provides strong electrical insulation
- Low curing temperature (<100 °C)
- Storage at room temperature (≤ 22 °C)
- Binds well to a wide variety of substances
- Strong resistance to moisture, salt water, light bases and aliphatic hydrocarbons
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Araldite® REPAIR PUTTY 50g
- All materials
- Waterproof
- Crack sealant
- Can be painted, sanded, drilled
- Water resistant
- Slight odor
Safety information:
- It should be stored in a dry place at room temperature in the original syringe.
- Do not use to repair or glue objects that may come in contact with food or drink.
- It is not recommended for gluing rearview mirrors to car windshields.
- Keep out of reach of children and pets
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Araldite® METAL 2x15ml
- Maximum durability and strength
- For indoor and outdoor use
- It can be painted, sanded, drilled
- Water resistant
- Slight odor
Safety information:
- It should be stored in a dry place at room temperature in the original syringe.
- Do not use to repair or glue objects that may come in contact with food or drink.
- It is not recommended for gluing rearview mirrors to car windshields.
- Keep out of reach of children and pets
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Araldite® CRYSTAL 2x15ml
- Invisible
- Ultra-strong and durable
- For jewelry and glassware
- For indoor and outdoor use
- Can be painted, sanded, drilled
- Water resistant
- Slight odor
Safety information:
- It should be stored in a dry place at room temperature in the original syringe.
- Do not use to repair or glue objects that may come in contact with food or drink.
- It is not recommended for gluing rearview mirrors to car windshields.
- Keep out of reach of children and pets
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Araldite® INSTANT 90 SEC 24ml
- Very rapid curing
- Extremely durable
- Transparent
- For indoor and outdoor use
- Can be painted, sanded, drilled
- Water resistant
- Slight odor
Safety information:
- It should be stored in a dry place at room temperature in the original syringe.
- Do not use to repair or glue objects that may come in contact with food or drink.
- It is not recommended for gluing rearview mirrors to car windshields.
- Keep out of reach of children and pets
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Araldite® ULTRA STRONG 2x15ml
- Excellent permanent bonding
- Maximum durability and strength
- Fast curing
- For indoor and outdoor use
- Can be painted, sanded, drilled
- Water resistant
- Slight odor
Safety information:
- It should be stored in a dry place at room temperature in the original syringe.
- Do not use to repair or glue objects that may come in contact with food or drink.
- It is not recommended for gluing rearview mirrors to car windshields.
- Keep out of reach of children and pets
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Araldite® ULTRA STRONG 24ml
- Excellent permanent bonding
- Maximum durability and strength
- Fast curing
- For indoor and outdoor use
- Can be painted, sanded, drilled
- Water resistant
- Slight odor
Safety information:
- It should be stored in a dry place at room temperature in the original syringe.
- Do not use to repair or glue objects that may come in contact with food or drink.
- It is not recommended for gluing rearview mirrors to car windshields.
- Keep out of reach of children and pets
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Araldite® RAPID 2x15ml
- Excellent permanent bonding
- Maximum durability and strength
- Fast curing
- For indoor and outdoor use
- Can be painted, sanded, drilled
- Water resistant
- Slight odor
Safety information:
- It should be stored in a dry place at room temperature in the original syringe.
- Do not use to repair or glue objects that may come in contact with food or drink.
- It is not recommended for gluing rearview mirrors to car windshields.
- Keep out of reach of children and pets
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Araldite® RAPID 24ml
- Top permanent bonding
- Maximum durability and strength
- Fast curing
- For indoor and outdoor use
- Can be painted, sanded and drilled
- Water resistant
- Low odor
Safety information:
- It should be stored in a dry place at room temperature in the original syringe.
- Do not use to repair or glue objects that may come in contact with food or drink.
- It is not recommended for gluing rearview mirrors to car windshields.
- Keep out of reach of children and pets
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BETAGUARD® CI 6125 R BV
- Single-component
- Structural semi-crash
- Adhesive
- Auto body epoxy technology
- Exceptional shear strength
- Shear resistance
- Exceptional corrosion and hygrothermal resistance
- Corrosion and hygrothermal resistance
- Good resistance to impact peeling
- High durability
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BETAMATE™ XW 1185
- Excellent adhesion to pretreated aluminum, with good tolerance to oily and dry lubricants
- Increased stiffness and impact stability of the entire car body
- High durability of adhesive and adhesive bonding
- Compatible with other mechanical and thermal joining techniques
- Sealing ability that protects metal from corrosion
- Compatible with electropainting process and resistant to washout
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BETAMATE™ 1640
- Excellent adhesion to automotive steels, including coated steels and pretreated aluminum, with good tolerance to oil and dry lubricants
- Increased stiffness and impact stability of the entire car body
- High durability of adhesive and adhesive bonding
- Protection of metal and welding spots from corrosion due to its sealing ability
- Compatible with other mechanical and thermal joining techniques
- Compatible with electropainting process and resistant to washout
- UV detectable
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BETAGUARD® CI 6125 R
- Exceptional resistance to moisture
- Remarkable temperature stability
- Excellent adhesion to automotive steels, including coated steels and aluminum
- Good resistance to washing
- High durability
- Weldable
- Compatible with the e-coat process
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BETAMATE™ XD 4600G
- Excellent adhesion to pretreated aluminum, with good tolerance to oily and dry lubricants
- Increased stiffness and impact stability of the entire car body
- High durability of adhesive and adhesive bonding
- Compatible with other mechanical and thermal joining techniques
- Compatible with the electropainting process and resistant to washing
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BETAMATE™ 7030S
- Primerless adhesion to many substrates
- High mechanical strength and high elongation at break
- Possibility of accelerated adhesion at elevated temperatures
- Solvent-free
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BETAMATE™ 1424
- Excellent adhesion to automotive steels
- Increases the rigidity and impact stability of the vehicle body
- High durability of adhesive and adhesive bonding
- Protects metal and welding spots from corrosion
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BETAMATE™ 1060S
- Excellent adhesion to automotive steels, including coated steels and pretreated aluminum, with good tolerance to oil and dry lubricants
- Increased stiffness and impact stability of the entire car body
- High durability of adhesive and adhesive bonding
- Protection of metal and welding spots from corrosion due to its sealing ability
- Compatible with other mechanical and thermal joining techniques
- Compatible with electropainting process and resistant to washout
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BETAMATE™ 1496S
- Excellent adhesion to automotive steels, including coated steels and pretreated aluminum, with good tolerance to oil and dry lubricants
- Increased stiffness and impact stability of the entire car body
- High durability of adhesive and adhesive bonding
- Protection of metal and welding spots from corrosion due to its sealing ability
- Compatible with other mechanical and thermal joining techniques
- Compatible with electropainting process and resistant to washout
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BETAMATE™ 7000/7050 L
- Two-component polyurethane structural adhesive
- Rapid polymerization at room temperature.
- High elastic modulus.
- Dow Automotive products are developed in collaboration with automakers
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BETAFORCE™ 9050M
- Good adhesion to plastics, composites, and painted surfaces
- Good adhesion to coated metal surfaces
- Primerless adhesion to many composite mstereals
- Optimized for accelerated adhesion at high temperatures
- Very high mechanical strength and high elongation at break
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BETAMATE™ 1060N
- Specially developed for bodywork.
- Used in the car to increase the service life, crash performance And the rigidity of the vehicle body.
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Araldite® 2018
- Good adhesion on plastics
- Flexible
- Cures at room temperature
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Araldite® 2080-05
- Low odor
- Non-flammable
- Rapid polymerization
- High strength
- High flexibility
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Araldite® 2080-15
- Low odor
- Non-flammable
- 15 minutes open time
- High strength
- High flexibility
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BETAMATE™ 2098
- Excellent adhesion to automotive steels
- It helps to increase or restore the stiffness and impact stability of the entire car body.
- High durability of the adhesive bond
- Protects metal and welding spots from corrosion
- Compatible with other mechanical and thermal joining techniques
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Araldite® 2051
- Fast curing from 0°C to 40°C
- Suitable for service temperatures up to 120°C
- Application and curing in wet and underwater environments
- Excellent resistance to aging and weathering
- Requires minimal pretreatment
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Araldite® 2013-1
- Cures at room temperature
- High strength and toughness
- Thixotropic
- Good environmental and chemical resistance
- Metal bonding
- Bonding of commonly used materials
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Araldite® AV 144-2 / HV 997-1
- Cures at room temperature
- High strength and toughness
- Thixotropic
- Good environmental and chemical resistance
- Metal bonding
- Bonding of commonly used materials
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Araldite® AW4858 / Hardener HW4858
- High resistance to cutting and peeling
- Paste a wide variety of materials (metal, composites, and thermoplastics)
- Good resistance to moisture
- Extremely tenacious and resilient adhesive
- Long service life, ideal for assemblies of large composite parts
- Contains spacers to ensure a minimum bond line thickness of 0.05 mm
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Araldite® 420 A/B
- Resistant to cutting and peeling
- Bonding a wide variety of materials
- Good resistance to moisture
- Extremely tenacious and resilient adhesive
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Araldite® AW 4859 / Hardener HW 4859
- High shear strength
- Paste a wide variety of materials (metal, composites, and thermoplastics)
- Resistant to temperatures up to 140°C
- Extremely tenacious and resilient adhesive
- Contains spacers to ensure a minimum bond line thickness of 0.05 mm
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Araldite® 2048-1
- Gel
- Good bonding characteristics on a variety of plastics and materials
- Filler up to 8mm
- Tough flexible adhesive suitable for dynamic stresses
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Araldite® 2028-1
- Transparent
- Fast curing
- UV stable
- Suitable for bonding plastics and metals
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Araldite® 2020
- Low viscosity, transparent adhesive
- Especially suitable for joining glass and ceramics
- Suitable for transparent materials
- Glass-like refractive index
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Araldite® 2019
- High shear strength
- Paste a wide variety of materials (metal, composites, and thermoplastics)
- Resistant to temperatures up to 140°C
- Extremely tenacious and resilient adhesive
- Contains spacers to ensure a minimum bond line thickness of 0.05 mm
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Araldite® 2022-1
- Excellent processing time/cure time ratio
- Tenacious
- Multipurpose
- Tolerant to "suboptimal" pretreatment
- Filling spaces up to 4 mm
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Araldite® XD 4662 A/B
- Excellent processing time/cure time ratio
- Tenacious
- Multipurpose
- Tolerant to "suboptimal" pretreatment
- Filling spaces up to 4 mm
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Araldite® 2031-1
- Thixotropic, non-sagging
- Tenacious and resilient adhesive
- Suitable for bonding metals and composites
- High resistance to weathering
- Provides an adhesion thickness of 0.05 mm
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Araldite® AV 4076-1 / HV 5310
- Thixotropic, non-sagging
- Tenacious and resilient adhesive
- Suitable for bonding metals and composites
- High resistance to weathering
- Provides an adhesion thickness of 0.05 mm
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Araldite® 2021-1
- Rapid polymerization
- Tenacious
- Multipurpose
- Excellent adhesion to a wide range of plastics, composites, and metals
- Suitable for temperatures up to 100 °C
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Araldite® XD 4661 A/B
- Rapid polymerization
- Tenacious
- Multipurpose
- Excellent adhesion to a wide range of plastics, composites, and metals
- Suitable for temperatures up to 100 °C
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Araldite® 2015-1
- Tenacious
- Ideal for bonding GRP, SMC and dissimilar substrates
- Fills in gaps, does not drip up to 10 mm thick
- Good resistance to weathering
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Araldite® AV 5308 / HV 5309-2
- Tenacious
- Ideal for bonding GRP, SMC and dissimilar substrates
- Fills in gaps, does not drip up to 10 mm thick
- Good resistance to weathering
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Araldite® AW 139-1 / Hardener HW 5323-1
- Resistance to high temperatures
- Resistant to chemicals
- Water resistant
- Resistant to chemicals
- It fills the games
- It does not drip down to 5 mm
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Araldite® 2011
- High resistance to cutting and stripping
- Hard and resilient
- Good resistance to dynamic load
- Combines a wide range of commonly used materials
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Araldite® AW 106 / HV 953U
- High resistance to cutting and stripping
- Hard and resilient
- Good resistance to dynamic load
- Combines a wide range of commonly used materials
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Araldite® 2012
- High resistance to cutting and stripping
- Hard and resilient
- Rapid polymerization
- Combines a wide range of materials
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Araldite® AW 2104 / HW 2934
- High resistance to cutting and stripping
- Hard and resilient
- Rapid polymerization
- Combines a wide range of materials
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Araldite® 2014-2
- Resistance to high temperatures
- Resistant to chemicals
- Water resistant
- Resistant to chemicals
- It fills the games
- It does not drip down to 5 mm