Loctite® 3038 Structural Adhesive, Polyolefin Bonder

Loctite® 3038 Structural Adhesive, Polyolefin Bonder is designed primarily to bond e-coated metals (ECS) to glass fiber filled polypropylenes (PPGF) but can also be used on other low energy substrates such as LDPE and HDPE.  The product is designed to work without surface pre-treatment. The product contains 0.25 mm fillers for bondline thickness control. The thixotropic nature of LOCTITE® 3038™ reduces the migration of liquid product after application to the substrate.

Features

• Two component acrylic which is used to bond low energy plastics.
• Very good adhesion to polyolefin substrates (PP, PE).
• Good impact resistance.
• Good adhesion to e-coated metals.

Technical Data

• Minimum bondline thickness of 0.25mm.
• Open time: 4 min, fixture time: >40 min.
• Service temperature range: Up to 100OC.
• Pack sizes: 50ml, 490ml.

Structural Bonding - Acrylics
Acrylic adhesives are mainly used for high load transmission to replace common mechanical joining methods. Two parts bonded with such an adhesive  could be considered as structurally linked. Mechanical characteristics like high strength, high modulus and high adhesion have proven to be effective for  customer applications.