Fundamentals of industrial adhesives: each family of adhesives offers a unique combination of performance and processing benefits.

Advanced Materials & Processes,  May, 2005  by Small, Darryl J.

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With their ability to bond many substrates including plastics, metals, rubbers, and glass, adhesives offer several major benefits over alternative joining methods such as thermal joining and mechanical fastening. Adhesives distribute stress load evenly over a broad area, reducing stress on a joint.

Since they are applied inside the joint, adhesives are invisible within the assembly. In addition, they resist flex and vibration stresses, and form a seal that can protect the joint from corrosion. Adhesives join irregularly shaped surfaces more easily than mechanical or thermal ...

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