Category: cyanoacrylate adhesives
Best cyanoacrylate adhesive for structural bonding
Cyanoacrylate adhesives (CAs) have not traditionally been seen as structural adhesives or “load-bearing” adhesives – in general, their lower performance in terms of moisture and operating temperature resistance will preclude them from many technology applications. But advances in chemistry are improving the functionality and so the versatility of CAs. If you’re seeking an adhesive for […]
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Moisture-resistant cyanoacrylate adhesive increases application potential
Cyanoacrylate adhesives (CAs) are often dismissed when it comes to applications with moisture exposure, let alone involve full submersion. That was until our partners, Born2Bond, developed a new single-part, “instant” adhesive specifically suited for environments with high humidity. Born2Bond Aquafast is a low odour, low bloom, medium-viscosity CA that offers excellent adhesion to a variety […]
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Best cyanoacrylate adhesive for wood, leather, cork or paper
Cyanoacrylate adhesives (CAs) contain an acidic inhibitor which prevents them from curing in the bottle, instead allowing the adhesive to cure upon exposure to low-level surface moisture or alkalinity (see our Adhesive Problem? What’s the Cure? download for more information). With acidic substrates, this cure mechanism can be compromised. If you are working with a […]
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Best cyanoacrylate adhesive for shallow potting, encapsulation and bridge bonding
In applications where the adhesive is at least partly exposed (not completely interfacial), Born2Bond LightLock is worth evaluating. It is a hybrid cyanoacrylate adhesive that reacts to UV light to cure, making it a solid choice for bondline squeeze-out, electronics encapsulation or shallow potting, and bridge bonding applications like wire tacking. LightLock doesn’t require activators […]
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Best cyanoacrylate adhesive for moist environments
Cyanoacrylate adhesives typically perform poorly in high humidity or wet conditions, but there are exceptions to this rule. If your finished product will be exposed to a moist environment, we recommend trying Born2Bond Aquafast cyanoacrylate adhesive. It offers the standard benefits of cyanoacrylates – quick cure speed, adhesion to a broad variety of substrates, and […]
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Best cyanoacrylate adhesive for gap filling
Cyanoacrylate adhesives (CAs) are renown for being thin, watery liquids. That is their nature. This doesn’t help when your bondline is wider than ideal, or varies into larger gaps. In these cases, you will want a CA which has an unusually higher, thicker viscosity – and these do exist. CAs are now available in a […]
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Best cyanoacrylate adhesive for medical device assembly
For a medical device assembly adhesive which also provides the benefits of cyanoacrylate adhesive technology (e.g. single part, fast cure), we recommend you look at Born2Bond Light Lock. Light Lock passes ISO 10993 testing and is also a UV hybrid cyanoacrylate. The UV light curing aspect of Light Lock is useful for a bondline which […]
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Best cyanoacrylate adhesive for high temperatures
The majority of cyanoacrylate adhesives (CAs) have an operating temperature range up to 80ºC. If your application needs more temperature resistance, and you like the other advantages that CAs can offer, then adhere ADH9105 and adhere ADH9480 rubber-toughened cyanoacrylate adhesives both offer temperature resistance up to 125ºC, making them our most temperature-resistant CAs. Coming in […]
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Dispelling 10 popular myths about cyanoacrylate adhesives
Cyanoacrylate adhesives (CAs) — also known as “superglue” or instant adhesives — are a popular adhesive choice for many applications, both industrially and domestically. Curing at room temperature in seconds, they provide excellent bond strength on a wide range of similar and dissimilar substrates including metals, plastics, elastomers, ceramics, and porous materials. Achieving these throughput […]
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Improved metal bonding performance with Born2Bond Ultra CA
Our partners at Born2Bond have been busy improving the functionality and sustainability of their cyanoacrylate adhesives (CAs). As a result, Born2BondTM Ultra, the fastest-bonding MECA-based CA, now has “significantly improved” performance when used to bond metal substrates such as grit-blasted mild steel (GBMS) and aluminium. The metal bonding improvements can be seen across all viscosities […]
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Shock exclusive “superglue” exposé in The Sun newspaper!
We fell upon on this article in The Sun today: Idiot Insulate Britain eco-mob using harmful superglue that’s TOXIC to environment to plaster themselves to roads. We are not habitual readers of this newspaper; perhaps this article is a good example why, as it is hyperbolic, hysterical, inaccurate and badly written. It does inspire us […]
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Case study: increasing product design opportunities with Born2Bond Ultra HV CA
As consumers increasingly prefer smaller, more portable, wearable electronic devices, assembling the intricate components can prove challenging. This challenge is further compounded when considering skin contact material requirements and the bonding issues these materials can pose. Fortunately for a wearable electronic device manufacturer, our Born2Bond™ Ultra HV was able to address their bonding challenges while increasing their […]
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Case study: putting electronics into an archery arrow with novel CAs
Application In today’s technologically-advanced world, consumers want products that are better, smarter and more intuitive to their needs. For brand owners and manufacturers, this means continuing to push the boundaries on innovative, increasingly-smaller devices that can give consumers new product options unlike anything they’ve seen before. The miniaturisation of devices can pose assembly and bonding challenges, […]
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Black, rubber toughened Cyanoacrylate Adhesive
adhere ADH9105 Cyanoacrylate Adhesive is an excellent example of a precision engineered application specific adhesive for high technology industries. ADH9105 has higher impact, humidity and temperature resistance with a more flexible bond than mainstream cyanoacrylates – thus making it the adhesive of choice where gap filling and resistance to vibration, thermal shock or motion compliance […]
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Technical Guide on Adhesive Cure Methods – Free Download
The use of adhesives for structural bonding is on the increase. For a successful assembly, the adhesive must “harden” in the bondline to provide a joint which is capable of bearing the forces to which it is subjected for its lifetime, whatever environmental factors are thrown at it. Understanding how this works is important both […]
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Latest selector guide for medical device adhesives
Recently, we updated our website with an enhanced version of the comprehensive Dymax Selector Guide on MD® Adhesives for Medical Device Assembly. This valuable tool contains a number of charts intended to help R&D engineers and product designers choose the appropriate adhesive for their application. All Dymax MD® Adhesives are biocompatibility tested in accordance with […]
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