UV Curing Plastic Adhesives Substrate Bonding Guide
UV light curing plastic
bonding adhesives cure in seconds upon exposure to ultraviolet light and/or visible light, even through UV blocked plastics. A solvent-free, worker-friendly plastic adhesive from DYMAX, forms high-strength, environmentally resistant bonds to plastics and other substrates, including polycarbonate, PVC, phenolic, acrylic, metal, glass and ceramic. Because plastic adhesives bond so many different substrates, they are exceptional adhesives for bonding dissimilar materials, something that cannot be done with traditional welding methods and other types of adhesives. Typical UV plastic adhesive applications include display case construction, automotive headlamp assembly, novelty bonding, sign assembly, adhering light fixtures and awards and plastic package assembly.
The substrate selector guide below shows some popular plastic, metal and non-metal substrates that DYMAX UV curing plastic adhesives bond to. |
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Plastic Adhesives Substrate Bonding Guide
(CLICK ON the plastic adhesive number to register to download a PDF version of the Product Data Sheet)
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PLASTICS (see below for more plastics, metals and non-metals) |
| Adhesive |
ABS |
FR-4 |
LDPE |
PA |
PBT |
PC |
PEI |
PES |
PETG® |
PI |
PMMA |
PPO |
PP |
PPS |
PS |
PSU |
| PLASTIC ADHESIVES |
| 3013 |
X | X | (O) | O | O | X | O | O | O | O | | | | X | X | |
| 3015 |
O | O | (O) | O(X) | | X | | O | | O | O | O | | O | O | O |
| 3016 |
| O | | | | O | | O | X | O | | | | | | O |
| 3017 |
O | O | (O) | | | X | O | | O | | O | O | | O | X | X |
| 3019 |
O | O | (O) | O | | X | | | | O | | O | O | | O | |
| 3020 |
O | | | | | X | | | | X | | O | | | X | O |
| 3021 |
O | X | | (O) | O | | | (X) | (O) | | (O) | (O) | (O) | (O) | (O) | |
| 3025 |
X | | | X | | X | | | | | X | | (X) | | | |
| 3069 |
X | O | | | | X | O | O | O | X | O | | O(X) | O | O | |
| 3070 |
| O | | | O(X) | O | | | | O | | O | | | O | |
| 3072 |
X | O | | O | X | O | X | | | O | | O | | O | X | O |
| 3086 |
O | X | (O) | | | | | O | O | O | | O | | O | X | |
| 3089 |
| | (O) | O(X) | O | | | | | O | | | | | O | |
| 3094 |
X | O | | | O(X) | X | O | O | X | O | X | O | O | O | X | O |
| 3099 |
| O | (O) | O | | X | | | | | X | | | | | |
X=Good to excellent adhesion
O=Fair to good adhesion ( )=Indicates improvement with surface treatment
Optimal curing of DYMAX UV plastic adhesives requires a light source with peak intensity at 365 nm. Our light curing plastic 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. |
Plastic Adhesive Substrate Bonding Guide Continued...
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PLASTICS |
METALS |
NON-METALS |
| Product |
PUR |
PVC
(flexible) |
PVC
(rigid) |
SAN |
AL |
Cold Rolled
Steel |
Cu |
Galvanized |
Stainless
Steel |
Zinc |
Crystal |
Glass |
Ferrite |
| PLASTIC ADHESIVES |
| 3013 |
O | | X | O | O | O | O | | | O | O | | |
| 3015 |
| | O(X) | | | | | | | | O | | |
| 3016 |
| O | O | | O | | O | | | | | O | X |
| 3017 |
(X) | X | X | X | O | | | | | O | O | O | |
| 3019 |
X | | O | O | O | | O | | | | O | O | O |
| 3020 |
| | X | O | | O | | | | O | | | O |
| 3021 |
O(X) | | (X) | O | O | O | O | X | | | O | O | O |
| 3025 |
| X | X | | | | | | X | | | O | |
| 3069 |
O | O(X) | O | O | O | O | | O | | | O | O | |
| 3070 |
X | O(X) | O | | O | | | | | | | | |
| 3072 |
X | O(X) | X | | O | O | O | O | | O | | O | |
| 3086 |
X | O | O | O | X | O | | O | O | O | | O | |
| 3089 |
O | | | | O | | O | O | O | O | O | | |
| 3094 |
X | X | O | X | O | O | | | | O | O | | O |
| 3099 |
O | O | O | X | O | | | | O | O | | X | |
X=Good to excellent adhesion
O=Fair to good adhesion ()=Indicates improvement with surface treatment
Optimal curing of DYMAX UV plastic adhesives requires a light source with peak intensity at 365 nm. Our light curing plastic 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. |
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Max says if you don't see a plastic 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! |
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Plastic sheets
laminated with 3089
acrylic adhesive
Novelty bonded
with 3013
plastic adhesive
PVC clamshell
package sealed
with 3081
plastic adhesive
Sealing plastic
housing
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Plastic Bonding Substrate Key
| Substrate |
Chemical Name |
Registered Trade Name |
Substrate |
Chemical Name |
Registered Trade Name |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene | Lustran®, Terluran®, Cycalloy® |
PP | Polypropylene | |
| FR-4 | Epoxy Fiberglass | |
PPO | Poly (phenylene oxide) | Noryl® |
| LDPE | Low-density polyethylene | |
PPS | Poly (phenylene sulfide) | Ryton® |
| PA | Polyamide | Nylon* |
PS | Polystyrene | Novacor®, Styron® |
| PBT | Poly (butylene terephthalate) | Valox* |
PSU | Polysulfone | Ultrason® |
| PC | Polycarbonate | Makrolon®, Lexan®, Apec®, Calibre® |
PUR | Polyurethane | |
| PEI | Polyetherimide | Ultem® |
PVC | Polyvinyl chloride | |
| PES | Polyester sulfone | Ultrason®, Udel® |
SAN | Styrene-acrylonitrile | Lustran® |
| PETG® | Copolyester | Easter® |
Al | Aluminum | |
| PI | Polyimide | Kapton® |
Cu | Copper | |
| PMMA | Poly (methyl methacrylate) | Acrylic, Plexiglass®, Perspex®, Cryolite® |
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® 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
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