MMM-A-132

[Mac513]

I've been asked to find a good adhesive to bond a phenolic strip with an aluminum door, but the adhesive needs to conform to a federal spec MMM-A-132. Any suggestions?

 

[IRstuff]

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[blakmax]

Most manufacturers will state if their products are qualified to MMM-132-A. However you need to realise that the data generated by MMM-132-A does not contain any useful design data whatsoever.

My advice would be to concentrate on the surface preparation especially for the aluminium.

 

[WKTaylor]

There are LOTS of common epoxy adhesives qualified to various classes/forms/groups of this old spec. Go-to....

http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/basic_profile.cfm?ident_number=96244

Regards, Wil Taylor

 

[Neubaten]

Many of the adhesives under MMM-A-132 are also qualified for MIL-A-25463. It is aimed at adhesives for sandwich construction, but maybe some of the data at the MIL spec may be useful to you.

 

[brin]

Not sure if you have specific strength requirements to meet, but we have used Hysol EA9320NA room temperature cure paste adhesive with AC-130 Sol-Gel treatment for good results on aluminum. The EA9320NA product data states that it meets the requirements of MMM-A-132 but it is not listed in the QPL.

I don't know if this adhesive is compatible with phenolic material, or what surface prep would be required.