Bonding steel and aluminum, or aluminum and wood
Bonding steel and aluminum, or aluminum and wood
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hello all.
im new to the forum, and new to working with metal. im looking forward to learning a lot!
my first question is a very basic bonding question.
i have a flashlight made of anodized aluminum. i want to bond the aluminum to a piece of steel or wood.
for either case, which kind of adhesive should i use? so far i've only tested the wood piece with super glue, and average 2 mix epoxy from the hardware store. both did not bond very well and i was able to snap the piece off....
i would greatly appreciate some suggestions.
thanks!
im new to the forum, and new to working with metal. im looking forward to learning a lot!
my first question is a very basic bonding question.
i have a flashlight made of anodized aluminum. i want to bond the aluminum to a piece of steel or wood.
for either case, which kind of adhesive should i use? so far i've only tested the wood piece with super glue, and average 2 mix epoxy from the hardware store. both did not bond very well and i was able to snap the piece off....
i would greatly appreciate some suggestions.
thanks!





RE: Bonding steel and aluminum, or aluminum and wood
RE: Bonding steel and aluminum, or aluminum and wood
now what about steel to aluminum. is there something super strong going on there?
i think id rather do that.
would also love to know how it could work cause metals are not pourous, hard for me to imagine 2 metals being bonded strong with an adhesive, but i know it just has to exists.
thanks!
RE: Bonding steel and aluminum, or aluminum and wood
Yes you can bond metals. What do you think what will be used in de aircraft industry or automotive. There are many kinds of metal bonders. You'll need an acrylic based 2 component adhesive.
Look here: http://
There is Lord Adhesives, Loctite, 3M, Parson Adhesives, Defcon, Bostik...all the leading adhesive manufactors
good luck!
RE: Bonding steel and aluminum, or aluminum and wood