Structural Adhesives

Structural adhesives bond the load-bearing parts of a product. Usually these are metal, but wood, glass and rigid plastics can also be structurally bonded.

3M™ Scotch-Weld™ Products

As an alternative to mechanical or fusion fastening, Scotch-Weld products provides greater design latitude, cleaner lines, material substitution, less machining, lighter weight, more durability, and often less cost. The Scotch-Weld range includes one-part heat-curing epoxies, two-part room temperature curing epoxies, acrylics and urethanes, and formulations for bonding steel, aluminium, copper, low surface energy plastics, rubber, glass, wood, masonry and more.

3M™ Scotch-Weld™ Instant Adhesives

The Scotch-Weld Instant Adhesives are single component, high strength cyanoacrylate adhesives which are fast bonding with the right combination of strength, cure time and viscosity. These products are economical to use as they require only drops of adhesive to provide strong bonds to many metals, plastics, and rubbers.

3M™ Jet-Weld™ Adhesive System

Hot melt speed and structural strength performance in the palm of your hand. The one-component, moisture-curing formulation eliminates metering, mixing and curing equipment. The main advantage is that the fast initial set and handling strength is within as few as 15 seconds.

• High coverage, fast, aggressive tack, and a long-bonding range.
• Versatile - securely bonds most lightweight materials, plus it has low soak-in for long-lasting bonds.
• Excellent for jobs in display and furniture - it bonds thin decorative film, foils and fabrics.
• Bonds gaskets in water pumps, and attaches insulation to sheet metal.
• Attaches wiring diagrams, very versatile adhesive.

• The first true neoprene contact adhesive.
• Very strong with a 400 psi shear strength.
• Sprays right where you want it - up to the edge, not over.
• Position parts 30 minutes after applying adhesive.
• Plasticizer and high temperature resistant to 93°C.
• Fast drying and fast bonding, a durable, high strength adhesive.
• Can be used for all types of rubber bonding except EPDM.
• Bonds most supported vinyl and leather.
• Adheres stainless steel panels, stiffeners, metal kick plates and most plastics, laminates and wood products.

• Great initial strength that builds up to 230 psi shear strength.
• Excellent for many decorative laminates because it dries in 1 to 2 minutes.
• Also a great adhesive for particle board, polyethylene, polypropylene and SBR rubber.
• The variable spray width and precise spray control lets you spray adhesive where you want it.
• Bonds decorative laminates to tables, cabinets, and shelving, kick plates to desks, and plastic sign lettering to wood.
• Adheres polyethylene and polypropylene to wood, metal and more.

• Great for bonding many plastics including polyethylene and polypropylene.
• Excellent for making printed wiring board components rigid and many other electronic applications.
• Resists heat, good non-conducting electrical properties, and it is non-corrosive.

• Rapid setting adhesive has excellent "hot tack" properties making it great for closing cartons and bonding corrugated paper products.
• Also works on lightly waxed cartons.
• Also used to put up signs and make point of purchase displays.

• This low application temperature adhesive has excellent "hot tack" properties.
• Great for bonding corrugated boxes and paper products, foam packaging corners, beadboard and many other heat sensitive products.
• A low viscosity adhesive that has a 25 second bonding range means production speed.

• This very strong adhesive is great for bonding many types of plastics, glass, wood, acrylic, polyolefins, polystyrene, polyester and polycarbonate.
• Resists damage from impacts at both high and low temperatures.

• Applies easily like conventional hot-melt adhesives then cure to give tough, high-strength bonds.
• Can effectively bond to a wide variety of substrates including wood, fibre reinforced plastics (FRP), and most plastics to themselves and to metal.
• Extrudable grade with fast set time, especially suited for bonding a wide variety of plastics including polystyrene and polyacrylic.

• Applies easily like conventional hot-melt adhesives then cures to give tough, high-strength bonds.
• Can effectively bond to a wide variety of substrates including wood, fibre reinforced plastics (FRP), and most plastics to themselves and to metal.
• Extrudable grade with medium set time and low viscosity, especially suited for wood.
• Bonds selected plastics. Yields thin glue lines.

• A one-component, 100% solids, moisture curing urethane material.
• An extrudable grade with a fast set time and long open time.
• Bonds a variety of substrates, including wood and plastics to themselves, to metal and to glass.

• Applies easily like conventional hot-melt adhesives then cures to give tough, high-strength bonds.
• Effectively bonds to a wide variety of substrates including wood, fibre reinforced plastics (FRP), and most plastics to themselves and to metal.
• A sprayable / extrudable grade with long set time, suited especially for bonding a wide variety of plastics including polystyrene and polyacrylic.
• Bonds aluminum and glass to plastic and wood.

• Slow set time of 20 to 70 seconds allows parts to be perfectly aligned.
• Ideal for wire tacking and coil terminating.
• Great for metal, plastic and rubber.
• Bonds resist shock and impacts.
• A cyanoacrylate adhesive.

• A very fast drying instant adhesive for those difficult to bond materials such as EPDM rubber, aluminum and flexible vinyl.
• Reaches handling strength in 1 to 30 seconds.
• A cyanoacrylate adhesive.

• Slow set time so it is difficult to bond materials such as EPDM rubber, aluminum and flexible vinyl can be properly aligned.
• High viscosity keeps run off to a minimum and improves void filling properties.
• Resists soap and isopropyl alcohol.
• A cyanoacrylate adhesive.

• Non-sag gel consistency makes this instant adhesive ideal for vertical applications.
• Very slow setting time of 1 to 2 minutes allows time to reposition parts.
• Less sensitive to acid surfaces.
• A cyanoacrylate instant adhesive.

• A grey, flexible epoxy adhesive generates bonds of 2500 psi shear strength and good peel strength.
• Great for bonding rubber, metal, wood, most plastics and masonry products.
• This adhesive has a 90 minute work life and reaches handling strength in 8 to 12 hours.
• Has good impact and shock resistance.

• A black, electrical grade epoxy for potting and bonding electronic components.
• 70 minute work life.
• Non-corrosive to copper.
• Handling strength in 8 to 12 hours.
• Rigid epoxy.

• A very high performance epoxy adhesive.
• Great for bonding a wide variety of materials with outstanding reliability and durability.
• This product is toughened to provide extremely high peel strength and a shear strength of 4500 psi.
• Has a 60 to 80 minute work life.
• Handling strength in 8 to 12 hours.

• Scotch-Weld DP-810 is a very fast curing, toughened two-part acrylic adhesive.
• It features uncommonly high peel and shear strength on oily steel, aluminium, many plastics, glass and painted surfaces.