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What are Structural Acrylic Adhesives?
A key property of acrylic-based adhesives is that they can have a long room-temperature open time but once they begin to react, they quickly reach handling strength. The viscosity of acrylic bonding adhesives allows for very easy dispensing by hand while maintaining a non-sag characteristic. Also, acrylic glue changes color during cure, giving a visual indication that the adhesives are cured. Another key property of acrylic adhesives is that they can have a long room-temperature open time but once they begin to react, they quickly reach handling strength. Other adhesive chemistries are not able to match this cure profile. LORD structural acrylic adhesives offer outstanding toughness that delivers impact resistance, excellent low- and high-temperature performance, and long service life.
Featured Structural Acylic Adhesives
LORD Maxlok Series
LORD MX/T3 | LORD MX/T6 | LORD MXT18
- Bonds unprepared metals, composites, and plastics
- High impact resistance, high peel strength
- Excellent environmental resistance
- Glass bead filled for precise bondline
- Withstands e-coat and powder coat cycles when bonds are supported stress-free
LORD 850 Series
LORD 850 | LORD 852
- Toughened structural adhesive
- Bonds plastic, prepared and unprepared metals
- High impact, peel and fatigue resistance
- Low temperature environments
- 100% elongation
- Withstands e-coat and powder coat cycles when bonds are supported stress-free
LORD 800 Series
LORD 810/20
- Low read-through (LRT)
- Ideal for glossy and flexible substrates
- Low exotherm, low shrinkage
- Glass bead filled for precise bondline
- Excellent Peel strength
- Withstands e-coat and powder coat cycles when bonds are supported stress-free
LORD 400 Series
LORD 403 | LORD 406 | LORD 410
- Good adhesion to unprepared metals, plastics and fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP)
- Withstands e-coat & Powder coat cycles when bonds are supported stress-free
- Excellent cold impact & environmental resistance
- Recommended for all types of metal assemblies
LORD 200 Series
LORD 201 | LORD 204 | LORD 206
- Good adhesion to unprepared metals and plastics
- High shear strength
- Robust resin enables no-mix design flexibility
- Limited cold impact resistance & high-temperature resistance
- Recommended for magnet bonding
LORD 600 Series
LORD 606 | LORD 661 | LORD 663
- Bonds Composites, cross bonds metals to plastics and composites
- Best acrylic for sheet molding compound (SMC) bonding
- LORD 606 for small beads / fast handling time
- LORD 661 & 663 for long work time / gap filling applications
Top Acrylic Adhesives
|
Description |
Work Time |
Handling Time |
|
| High Strength Metal Bonding |
Maxlok T3 | Bonds prepared and unprepared metals, composites and plastics, high impact resistance, high peel strength, non-sag, resistance to indirect UV exposure, excellent environmental resistance, withstands e-coat and powder coat cycles if bonds are supported stress-free. |
3-5 min | 6-8 min |
| Maxlok T6 | 6-9 min | 20-24 min | ||
| Maxlok T18 | 18-24 min | 48-72 min | ||
| Specialty Metal Bonding | LORD 850 | Bonds prepared and unprepared metals and engineered plastics, toughened structural adhesive, high impact, peel and fatigue resistance, low-temperature environments, 100% elongation, non-sag, withstands e-coat and powder coat cycles when bonds are supported stress-free. | 6-10 min | 18-24 min |
| LORD 852 | 20-25 min | 50-70 min | ||
| LORD 810 | Low Read-Through (LRT) adhesive for bonding metals and engineered plastics, ideal for glossy and flexible substrates, low exotherm, low shrinkage, withstands e-coat and powder coat cycles when bonds are supported stress free. | 8-12 min | 20-25 min | |
| General Purpose Metal Bonding | LORD 403 | Bonds prepared and unprepared metals, engineered plastics and FRP, recommended for all types of metal assemblies, excellent cold impact and environmental resistance, withstands e-coat and powder coat cycles when bonds are supported stress free, UL 746C certified.
|
2-4 min | 4-6 min |
| LORD 406 | 6-10 min | 12-17 min | ||
| LORD 410 | 20-30 min | 60-120 min | ||
| LORD 201 | Bonds prepared and unprepared metals, plastics and ceramics, self-leveling, flows into hard-to-reach places | 5-8 min | 12-16 min | |
| LORD 202 | 1-2 min | 2-4 min | ||
| LORD 204 | Bonds prepared and unprepared metals and plastics; non-sag | 6-8 min | 20-30 min | |
| LORD 206 | Bonds prepared and unprepared metals, plastics and ceramics | 12-14 min | 45-60 min | |
| Composite and Cross-Bonding | LORD 606 | Bonds composites, cross bonds metals to plastics and composites, fast set, non-sag | 6-10 min | 16-24 min |
| LORD 661 | Bonds composites, cross bonds metals to plastics and composites, non-sag, excellent for long work time, large beads and gap filling applications | 11-19 min | 45-55 min | |
| LORD 663 | 45-75 min | 130-160 min |
Adhesives vs Welding
Why Consider Acrylic Structural Adhesives?
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Resources
Structural Adhesive 101
Structural adhesives improve appearance, strength, and durability while offering design flexibility and total cost savings. What are structural adhesives, where are they used and why should you use them?
Beyond Ordinary Glue Part 2: Acrylic Adhesives
What are acrylic adhesives and why should I use them? Learn all there is to know about these adhesives in our next blog series on glue.
Adhesives vs. Welding
When it comes time to determine the best fastening method, the debate is often over whether to use adhesives or weld. Structural adhesives offer many advantages over mechanical fastening methods, in industries ranging from automotive, signage, and construction.
Selector Guide: LORD Structural Adhesives
Finding the perfect adhesives for your manufacturing needs can be a hassle. Determine the perfect bead length and diameter, choose a product by chemistry or application and review the different packaging sizes available and other accessories needed.
Structural Adhesive FAQs
Looking for frequently asked questions about structural adhesives? You've found the right place. Our technical support teams, scientists, and application engineers have developed a comprehensive list of answers to some of the top questions we get asked.
How To Videos
Want to know how to use structural adhesives? Traditional welding and rivets are a time of the past. Our structural adhesives hold up against welding and other mechanical fasteners. Watch how our adhesives stand up to welding and how to use them.
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