To ensure the delivery of top-notch products with optimal profitability, it is imperative for users to employ a structural adhesive that boosts productivity and ensures durable outcomes but also prioritizes the well-being and health of their employees. As responsible employers, this dual focus is essential for fostering a safe and thriving work environment.
The adhesive products available to manufacturing specialists in the Transportation, Wind, and General Assembly industries have been restricted due to their odor, flammability, higher toxicity profiles, and need for significant surface preparation.
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Introducing the New Araldite® 2080 and Araldite® 2081 Adhesives
The new structural acrylate adhesives ARALDITE® 2080 and ARALDITE® 2081 form strong, high-elongation bonds with exceptional stress and impact resistance and quick reaction times.
Primarily, in contrast to numerous other structural adhesives available in the market, ARALDITE® 2080 and ARALDITE® 2081 adhesives offer a practical solution to various issues without sacrificing efficiency.
- Low odor: ARALDITE® 2080 and ARALDITE® 2081 adhesives have up to 90% less odor than MMA products, which can help users improve end-user and employee satisfaction, particularly in enclosed work environments.
- Non-flammable classification (>95 °C flash point) – ARALDITE® 2080 and ARALDITE® 2081 adhesives, in contrast to traditional MMA products, aid in reducing expenses associated with equipment, storage, transportation, and safety training. Furthermore, they eliminate the requirement for flammable storage area installation and upkeep.
- No primer - When compared to polyurethane (PU) and epoxy products, ARALDITE® 2080 and ARALDITE® 2081 adhesives do not require a primer, which saves money and application time while maintaining the same bonding strength.
- Low toxicity profile - Because of the enhanced GHS classification of ARALDITE® 2080 and ARALDITE® 2081 adhesives, users can reduce costs on personal protective equipment.
There are three versions of new structural adhesive available based on the user’s production needs:
- ARALDITE® 2080-05 & 2080-15 - With good temperature resistance, this adhesive can be used for metal, composites, and some plastics.
- ARALDITE® 2081-10 - Made explicitly for engineering plastics (low surface energy materials and polyolefins excluded).
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Case 1: Bonding Dissimilar Interior Parts on Trains
Reduce Complexity and Inventory When Bonding Multiple Materials
Traditionally, bonding various materials for small- and mid-sized interior parts inside rail coaches requires using multiple adhesives, each with specific usage guidelines.
ARALDITE® 2081 adhesive is an all-in-one solution approved for this specific application and has strong adhesion to metals, composites, and thermoplastic materials. This adhesive has a quick snap curing time, low toxicity, and low odor. It works well on a range of substrates, including plastics (like ABS and polycarbonate).
This translates to less worker training, easier inventory management, and less complex applications.
Resistance to dynamic loading and long-term durability are guaranteed by ARALDITE® 's 2081 elongation rate being greater than 60%.
Key Benefits
- Elongation rate of more than 60%
- Low odor compared to MMA products
- All-in-one solution for multiple materials (including plastics)
- Exceptional bonding for dissimilar substrates
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Case 2: Bonding Channel Letter Signage with Safety and Reliability
Increase Production Throughput Without Impacting User Well-Being
Production of sign boxes and channel letter signage is typically carried out in enclosed spaces and calls for adhesives like MMA, which have an extremely disagreeable odor. This process is also quite lenghty which can have a detrimental effect on employees' health because they frequently need more breaks and are consequently less productive.
While maintaining the same strength and durability as MMA products, the new ARALDITE® 2081 adhesive reduces odor. This improves worker productivity and well-being in addition to creating a structural integrity that is highly reliable and perfect for any size sign manufacturing.
Key Benefits
- Low odor compared to MMA products
- Exceptional bonding performance
- Greater workplace productivity
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What Makes Araldite® 2080 And Araldite® 2081 Adhesives Different?
For metals, composites, and plastics, ARALDITE® 2080 and ARALDITE® 2081 structural acrylic adhesives offer a low odor and non-flammable profile in a unique combination of high strength, high durability, and high elongation.
To best meet user’s application needs, they are accessible during three open times.
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With none of the drawbacks of conventional methyl methacrylate (MMA) and other adhesive products - such as strong odor, flammability, high toxicity profiles, and surface preparation - ARALDITE® 2081 acrylic adhesive helps increase productivity and reduce costs.
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New Structural Adhesive Safeguards User Wellbeing
The line of low-odor, non-flammable, primer-free adhesives is now complete with ARALDITE® 2081 adhesive, according to José Fanjul, Strategic Marketing Manager of Huntsman's Advanced Materials business.
With no difficulties associated with using MMAs and other adhesives, the company now provides plastics with the same outstanding bonding performance that ARALDITE® 2080 adhesive brought to metals. This will be revolutionary for manufacturers who seek the highest levels of productivity, performance, and worker well-being.
Product Benefits
- Low toxicity profile linked to an improved GHS classification
- Low odor -- With up to 90% less smell than MMA products, resistance to hot and wet conditions
- Snap curing – Achieve handling strength within minutes
- High impact and crash resistance with 50%+ elongation
- Non-flammable – helps minimize costs for safety equipment, training, storage, and transportation
- Plastic bonding – enhanced performance in engineering plastics (apart from polyolefins and low surface energy materials)
- No primer is required with minimum surface preparation
Application Areas
- Bonding bus, truck, and rail applications
- Bonding general industrial applications
- Bonding sports equipment
- Bonding medical devices and consumer products
- Bonding sign assembly
- Bonding structural of interiors and exteriors
Performance Specifications
- 10 mins Pot life at RT
- Two-component Acrylic Technology
- 20 mins Fixture time at RT
- >12 MPa - After cataplasma aging test*
- 70 °C - Maximum continuous operating temperature**
- >17 MPa - Tensile strength
- 800 MPa - Tensile modulus
- 60-80% - Elongation at break
*For the maximum continuous operating temperature, we consider the maximum temperature for which the residual lap shear strength is 1/3 of the lap shear strength at room temperature or the temperature for which the residual lap shear strength is ≤5 MPa.
**after 7-days ISO 9142 E2
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