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Acrylic vs Rubber Adhesives
How do I know whether to choose an acrylic adhesive or rubber adhesive?
When selecting an adhesive, it is important to keep the end use of the product in mind. Each type of adhesive can be made to bond to most surfaces through special formulating techniques, but each type has, by nature, specific adhesion characteristics. Rubber-based adhesives make excellent general purpose adhesives because they stick well to many non-polar, low surface energy materials. On the other hand, acrylic adhesives have good adhesion to polar surfaces such as metals, glass and polyesters.
This article was contributed by MACtac
When selecting an adhesive, it is important to keep the end use of the product in mind. Each type of adhesive can be made to bond to most surfaces through special formulating techniques, but each type has, by nature, specific adhesion characteristics. Rubber-based adhesives make excellent general purpose adhesives because they stick well to many non-polar, low surface energy materials. On the other hand, acrylic adhesives have good adhesion to polar surfaces such as metals, glass and polyesters.
This article was contributed by MACtac