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3M™AdhesivesandTapesBonding,sealing,attaching,mounting,laminating,andfasteningProduction&GuideforApplicationDesignSuccess2Steeltoaluminum.Oaktopine.Decorativelaminatetoparticleboard.Vinyltoflexiblefoam.Glasstoplastic.EPDMrubbertoceramic.Lowsurfaceenergyplastictooilysteel.Styrenetoconcrete.Nameyourcombination.Mostlikelyyou’llfindwhatyouneedinthisGuidetoimproveyourproductperformanceandappearance,andincreaseproductionefficiency.Onthefollowingpages,you’llfindtheresultsofmorethan50yearsdevelopingandapplyingadhesivetechnologytosolvetherealworldchallengesofcompaniesthatneedtodesignandbuildmorecompetitiveproducts.Fromthemostversatileandcomprehensivelineofadhesivesandtapesavailable,you’llfindallofthefollowingforapplicationsuccess:•Bondstrengthmatchedtothejob.That’sthefullrangefromrepositionabletostrengthenoughtoreplacerivets,screws,andwelds.•Virtuallyinvisiblefastening.Inmostapplications,surfacesstaysmoothandclean.•Increasedmaterialoptions.Usethinner,lightermaterialsandevendissimilarmaterialsasdesignandcost-savingsolutions.•Increasemanufacturingefficiency.Reduceoreliminateoperationssuchasriveting,drilling,welding,surfacerefinishing,andcleanupinmanyapplications.Nameyoursubstratecombination…andreadonforapplicationssuccess•Bond,sealandfillgapsinonestep.Savetimeandwork.•Solutionsthroughservice3MrepresentativesarelocatedthroughouttheUnitedStates,Canada,and50othercountriesforsalesassistance.Fortechnicalservice,ahighlytrainedteamisreadytohelpyouevaluateadhesivesandtapesforspecificapplications.Anationalauthorizeddistributornetworkprovidessalesassistanceandlocalproductavailability.Authorizedconverterscanalsohelpyouadapt3Madhesivesandtapestomeetspecialrequirementsforshape,size,andproduction.Page9™Scotch-Weld™Epoxy,Acrylic,andUrethaneAdhesives10-143M™Scotch-Weld™InstantAdhesives15Rite-Lok™CyanoacrylateAdhesives16-18Rite-Lok™AnaerobicAdhesives19-213M™Scotch-Weld™PolyurethaneReactive(PUR)AdhesiveSystem22-25Knowingwhentouse3M™AdhesivesandTapes43M™AdhesiveandTapeClassifications6SubstratesandAdhesion7AdhesiveEconomics83M™StructuralAdhesivesTableofContents3Orcallwithquestions:1-800-362-3550Page84Page55Page26Getconnectedwithall3Madhesivesandtapes.Downloaddatapagesandproduct-specificliterature.Requestsamplesforevaluation.3M™VHB™Tapes56-613M™DoubleCoatedFoamTapes62-633M™DoubleCoatedTapes64-663M™Removable/RepositionableTapes673M™AdhesiveTransferTapes68-723M™ExtendedLinerTapes733M™MembraneSwitchAdhesives74-75Scotch®ATGAdhesiveSystems76TapeSelectionGuide77-833M™Fastbond™andScotch-Weld™IndustrialAdhesives27-293M™Fastbond™andScotch-Weld™ContactAdhesives30-313M™Scotch-Weld™CylinderSprayAdhesives32-353M™Scotch-Weld™HotMeltSprayAdhesives36-413M™AerosolAdhesives42-433M™CleanersandLubricants443M™ConcreteRepairProducts453M™Sealants46-47Adhesive/SubstrateSelectionGuide48-543M™BondingTapes3M™DualLock™ReclosableFasteners85-893M™Scotchmate™ReclosableFasteners90-913M™SingleCoatedFoamTapes923MConverterMarketsCenter93Overviewofother3MTechnologies94-95NumericalIndex96-97ProductCategoryIndex98-993M™Non-StructuralAdhesives3M™ReclosableFastenersandOtherTechnologies4TensileShearPeelCleavageTensileispullexertedequallyovertheentirejoint.Pulldirectionisstraightandawayfromtheadhesivebond.Shearispulldirectedacrosstheadhesive,forcingthesubstratestoslideovereachother.Cleavageispullconcentratedatoneedgeofthejoint,exertingapryingforceonthebond.Theotheredgeofthejointistheoreticallyunderzerostress.Peelisconcentratedalongathinlineattheedgeofthebondwhereonesubstrateisflexible.Thelineistheexactpointwhereanadhesivewouldseparateiftheflexiblesurfacewerepeeledawayfromitsmatingsurface.Oncepeelinghasbegun,thestresslinestaysoutinfrontoftheadvancingbondseparation.QDoyouwanttoeliminatethestressconcentrationcausedbyspotwelds,rivets,screws,orothermechanicalfastenersandmaintainsurfaceintegrity?Adhesivesdistributestressevenlyovertheentirebondedarea.Arivetorscrewholeinthesubstrateconcentratesstressattheholeandcandecreasephysicalpropertiesofthesubstrate.Withuniformstressdistributionofadhesivesandtapes,lighter,thinnermaterialscanbeusedwithoutconcernsaboutdistortion,splitting,orcrazingatthemechanicallyfastenedsite.Eliminationofholesinmetalalsoreducesthechancesforrustandcorrosion.Basedonyouranswerstothefollowingquestions,youcandecideifitwillbeworthyourtimetoevaluatespecific3Madhesivesandtapesforyouroperation.QCanadhesivesholdtogetherthematerialsyouwanttojoinwiththestrengthyouneed?Somematerialsarehardertobondthanothers.Butwith3Madhesiveandtapetechnologies,evenmanymaterialsoncedefinedas“hard-to-bond,”suchaslowsurfaceenergyplastics,canbebondedwithstrengthgreaterthanthematerialsbonded.Thelistofpotentialsubstratesrangesfromglass,wood,cardboard,andrubbertosteel,concrete,foam,polycarbonate,andjustaboutanyothermaterialyoucanname.Strengthcanbereadilymatchedtothesubstrateandstresscharacteristicstowhichthebondwillbesubjected.Mostadhesivesandtapesperformbetterwhentheprimarystressistensileorshear.Inmostindustrialapplications,however,acombinationofstressesareinvolvedthatmayincludec