non-mechanical bond UHMW to steel
non-mechanical bond UHMW to steel
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Hey there, does anyone know of an epoxy or other adhesive that will glue UHMW to plain carbon steel? I've found some UHMW suppliers giving info on how they can do it, but I can't find anything that tells me a good glue to buy and use.
I've read about cleaning and brushing the metal surface, and lightly oxidizing the bond surface of the UHMW with a torch... has anyone done this?
thanks!
Kyle
I've read about cleaning and brushing the metal surface, and lightly oxidizing the bond surface of the UHMW with a torch... has anyone done this?
thanks!
Kyle






RE: non-mechanical bond UHMW to steel
Not a hope in hell...
Screws/bolts work fine.
Cheers
Harry
RE: non-mechanical bond UHMW to steel
If the consensus is that it can't be bonded, then can anyone comment on this page?
http://www.garlandmfg.com/plastics/bonding.html
RE: non-mechanical bond UHMW to steel
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RE: non-mechanical bond UHMW to steel
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RE: non-mechanical bond UHMW to steel
A good epoxy adhesive will bond to both the steel and the glass fibre backed material, and give you a reasonable joint.
If you don't wish to use the fibre back sheet, then alternatively you can try a Plexus adhesive or a film adhesive, ie 3M, this sticks most things to nearly any thing else.
Hope this helps
RE: non-mechanical bond UHMW to steel
For the record, we tried to glue UHMW to steel with loctite 3030, after roughing up the steel with a grinder disc and the UHMW with 36 grit sandpaper. They did hold together actually fairly well, but not really load-bearing well. Plus the gun to dispense the loctite 3030 was $300 to buy... not worth it.