The Importance of Part Prep: How important is it? What is “part prep”? Part prep, or surface preparation, is the process of getting substrates ready to bond. The adhesive needs to cover the surfaces you are bonding together, to ensure a high-strength bond that maintains long-term structural integrity. The goal is to apply adhesive to …
Deciding Between Urethane and MS Polymer Sealants: The Pros and Cons When it comes to sealants, two popular options are urethane and MS polymer. While both are used for bonding and sealing applications across various industries, there are some key differences between the two. Urethane-based sealants are known for their good tooling properties, but they …
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Industrial adhesive users – do you know how to read your SDS? At last, here is your all-inclusive guide to reading your SDS, or Safety Data Sheet! If you’re looking for a more general guide of adhesive terms, check out our adhesive terms glossary! For quick reference, basic product information can be found in section 1. …
MS vs silicone adhesives – how do they compare? Both are polymer-based structural adhesives, with one using a modified silane polymer as a base, and the other using a synthetic polymer. They are both used for sealing and bonding applications, across many industries. The benefits to using MS polymer adhesives, are that they are stronger and …
What Are Sealants? Sealants are a high viscosity product used for sealing surfaces where there are joints, cracks or gaps. The most commonly-used types of sealants are MS polymer-based, urethane-based, phenolic-based, epoxy-based, acrylic-based and silicone-based. They are very versatile, with a wide range of properties for almost every application, and can seal many substrates across …
How do Moisture-Cure Urethanes Work? Moisture-cure urethanes are single-part structural polyurethane reactive adhesives that require moisture to cure. They are known as “reactive” adhesives because they need a catalyst, in this case exposure to moisture, to begin the chemical reaction of curing. Dispensing equipment needs to be completely sealed so that no moisture can get …
Common Adhesive Strength Tests Terms, Defined When it comes to adhesive strength, there’s three main tests to determine the strength – tensile, shear and peel. That’s why we talked about adhesive strength tests. These tests are all used to determine how effective an adhesive will be when bonding certain types of materials. You’ve probably heard a …
Are your adhesives keeping you in bondage? Did you know that your adhesives could be holding you back? Using the wrong adhesive for the application could be causing you unnecessary problems. The adhesive could be too fast, too slow, too thick or too thin for the application, slowing down your production and creating unnecessary issues …
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