Glass Assembly Adhesives Substrate Bonding Guide

The selector guide below shows some popular plastic, metal and non-metal substrates to which DYMAX glass adhesives bond.  This guide represents only a small portion of our adhesive library.  Contact our Applications Engineering Department to help you select the appropriate adhesive for your specific application.

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Substrate Bonding Guide (click on the adhesive product number to register to download a PDF version of the Product Data Sheet)

  PLASTICS
(see below for more plastics)
METALS NON-METALS

Adhesive

PUR PVC
(flexible)
PVC
(rigid)
SAN AL Cold Rolled
Steel
Cu Galvanized Stainless
Steel
Zinc Crystal Glass Ferrite
GLASS/METAL ADHESIVES
401      OOOOX   XO
425  XO  XOXXO OOXO
429   O   OOO O OX 
488 O OO   OO    OO
4-20418 OX OX OXXOX OOO
602 Rev A    O XXOOO XXXX
621* O OOX XXXXX XXX
625 SV01 Rev A*  X    XX   XOXX
6-20353* (X) (X)X OOO   XOOX
X=Good to excellent adhesion                         O=Fair to good adhesion                      ()=Indicates improvement with surface treatment
Optimal curing of DYMAX UV adhesives requires a light source with peak intensity at 365 nm.  Our light curing adhesives will also absorb visible light at 410-440 nm from the same light source for deeper and faster curing through UV inhibited or semi-opaque substrates.  Recommendations should be used as a guide for evaluation and laboratory testing of particular substrate grades and applications.
*recommended for plated metal

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Substrate Bonding Guide Continued...

 

PLASTICS (see above for more plastics, metals and non-metals)

Adhesive ABS FR-4 LDPE PA PBT PC PEI PES PETG® PI PMMA POP PP PPS PS PSU
GLASS/METAL ADHESIVES
401 O O       O  O   O 
425 O O     O O  O  X  
429  O    OOO    O   O 
488 O OO OO O  OOO  OOO
4-20418 XX O(X)  OXX O(X) X   XO 
4-20586 XO(X)   (O)O     O (O)  X
602 Rev A XOO    OX  O(O)   XO 
621* XX X O OX OOO   XX 
625 SV01 Rev A* XO X       OO   O  
6-20353* OX(O)  (O)(O) X  O X  X X
X=Good to excellent adhesion                         O=Fair to good adhesion                      ()=Indicates improvement with surface treatment
Optimal curing of DYMAX UV adhesives requires a light source with peak intensity at 365 nm.  Our light curing adhesives will also absorb visible light at 410-440 nm from the same light source for deeper and faster curing through UV inhibited or semi-opaque substrates.  Recommendations should be used as a guide for evaluation and laboratory testing of particular substrate grades and applications.
*recommended for plated metal

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Max says if you don't see an adhesive that suits your application, call DYMAX Applications
Engineering for a recommendation.  We have a library of over 3,000 adhesive formulations
to choose from!

UV Light Curing Spot, Flood and Conveyor Systems

Acrylic hanger bonded to glass feeder with Light-Weld 4-20415
Acrylic hanger bonded
to glass feeder with
Light Weld® 4-20415

 

Glass trophy bonded with Light Weld  429
Glass trophy bonded
with Light Weld® 429

 

Headlamp leads bonded to glass housing with Multi-Cure 625 Rev. A
Headlamp leads bonded
to glass housing with
Multi-Cure® 625 Rev. A

 

Acrylic bonded to glass table with Light Weld 4-20418
Acrylic bonded to
glass table with
Light Weld® 4-20418

 

Glass brandy snifters bonded with Light Weld 425
Glass brandy snifters
bonded with
Light Weld® 425

 

Glass block bonded to plastic with Light Weld 4-20586
Glass block bonded
to plastic with
Light Weld® 4-20586

Substrate Chemical Name Registered Trade Name Substrate Chemical Name Registered Trade Name
ABSAcrylonitrile-butadiene-styreneLustran®, Terluran®, Cycalloy® PPPolypropylene 
FR-4Epoxy Fiberglass  POPPoly (phenylene oxide)Noryl®
LDPELow-density polyethylene  PPSPoly (phenylene sulfide)Ryton®
PAPolyamideNylon* PSPolystyreneNovacor®, Styron®
PBTPoly (butylene terephthalate)Valox* PSUPolysulfoneUltrason®
PCPolycarbonateMakrolon®, Lexan®, Apec®, Calibre® PURPolyurethane 
PEIPolyetherimideUltem® PVCPolyvinyl chloride 
PESPolyester sulfoneUltrason®, Udel® SANStyrene-acrylonitrileLustran®
PETG®CopolyesterEaster® AlAluminum 
PIPolyimideKapton® CuCopper 
PMMAPoly (methyl methacrylate)Acrylic, Plexiglass®, Perspex®, Cryolite®    
® Registered trademarks of the following companies:  Atohass: Plexiglass   BASF: Ultrason   Bayer: Apec, Lustran, Makrolon, Terluran   Cyro: Cyrolite   Dow: Calibre   DuPont: Kapton, Nylon*   Eastman: Easter, PETG   GE: Lexan, Noryl, Cycalloy, Ultem, Valox*   ICI: Perspex
*=Trademark

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