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TABLE 11.3 Adhesives for Bonding Common Thermosets and Thermoplastics
Thermoplastic
Acrylic plastics (polymethyl methacrylate)—May also be heat or solvent welded;
with solvent welding crazing may occur.
Thermoplastics acrylic (in solvent solution)
Thermosetting acrylic
Epoxy
Neoprene or nitrile synthetic rubber
Resorcinol formaldehyde
Polyurethane
Cellulose acetate plastic—May also be heat or solvent welded
Cellulose acetate (in solvent solution)
Cellulose nitrate
Epoxy
Polyvinyl acetate
Resorcinol formaldehyde
Polyurethane
Cellulose nitrate plastics—May also be heat or solvent welded
Epoxy
Resorcinol formaldehyde
Polyamide plastics (Nylon)—May also be heat welded; not generally solvent
welded
Epoxy
Phenolic blends
Resorcinol formaldehyde
Synthetic rubber-based
Polyurethane
Polystyrene plastics—May be solvent or heat welded; low boiling solvents may
cause crazing
Polystyrene in solution
Epoxy
Polyurethane
Polyethylene plastics—May be heat welded; not solvent welded
Phenolic blends
Synthetic rubber-based
Epoxy (when treated)
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, Teflon)—May be heat welded with difficulty un-
der pressure
Phenolic blends
Synthetic rubber-based
Epoxy (when treated)
Polyurethane (when treated)
Polyvinyl chloride plastics (PVC)—May be heat welded; not generally solvent
welded
Thermosetting acrylics
Synthetic rubber (neoprene or nitrile)—nitrile for heavily plasticized vinyl
Phenolic blends
Thermosets
All thermosets including composites and most engineering thermoplastics
Epoxy
Furane
Phenolic blends
Phenol and resorcinol formaldehyde
Polyester
Synthetic rubber based
Urea formaldehyde
Polyurethane
Thermosetting acrylic