My epoxy saga just gets stranger by the week. I'm doing some testing on how best to epoxy AL to 301 1/2 hard SST. I've found an epoxy that works almost OK. I've been trying to find a reliabe method for preparing the surface to maximize the surface bond strength. It appears that, if I rough up...
I would have never thought in a million years it would be this hard to epoxy SST to Al...
I am trying to affix 301 SST to 6061-T6 Aluminum. The surface area is 1 SQinch. I prep both surfaces by sandblasting and then I clean with acetone. I apply the products to the letter of the law, I let it...
And the winner is...
After numerous tries to get AL to stick to itself via an epoxy, my last ditch effort using Loctite (free plug!) metal/concrete epoxy has done the trick as I hoped. It will also bond SST and AL like crazy.
So thanks for all the input and opinions, and I hope this helps...
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You'd think this wouldn't be too difficult but I'm trying to epoxy two pieces of AL together. I am cleaning the surfaces thoroughly, and applying the epoxy as directed. The bond just isn't as strong as you'd think it should be. It's a tight fit situation so I'm condidering rivets if I can't...
Hey fellas,
I want to use a 1/16" thick x 1.5" wide strip of 6061-T6 AL as a "C" spring (about 3"in dia). Currently I am simply wrapping it around a peice of bar to achieve what I need, and it works fine for my purposes. But is there any way to heat treat this to where this spring will be more...
