3M™ Structural Adhesives. Engineered for strength, design innovation and multi-material assembly. Our Structural Adhesives provide the strength you need while enabling lightweight, high-performance designs and new production realities.
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Product number | DP100 | DP110 | DP125 | DP190 | DP490 | DP8005 | DP8405NS | DP8407NS | DP8610NS | DP8710NS | DP8910NS | DP609 | DP6310NS |
Properties / suitable for | Transparent materials | General purpose flexible bonds | General purpose flexible bonds | High flexibility and elongation | Vibration and impact | Bonds PP and PE | High-impact adhesion to most plastics | High-impact adhesion to most metals | High flexibility and low odour | Enhanced impact and peel strength | Nylon Bonder | Especially for plastics and wood | Bond most composites |
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Aluminium
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Copper, Brass, Bronze
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | X | X | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Epoxy Paint
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Galvanised Steel
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Polyurethane Paint
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Powder Coated Paints
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Stainless Steel
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ |
Steel
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | X | X | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ABS
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✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Acetal
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✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Acrylic (PMMA)
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✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
EVA
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✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Nylon
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✓✓ | ||||||||||||
Polycarbonate
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✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Polyester
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✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Polyethylene
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X | X | X | X | X | ✓✓ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Polyimide
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X | X | X | X | X | ✓ | X | X | |||||
Polypropylene
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X | X | X | X | X | ✓✓ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Polystyrene
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✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Polyurethane (rigid)
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
PTFE
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X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
PVA
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
PVC Rigid
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE)
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Thermoplastic olefins (TPO)
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ABS Transparent
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✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Acrylic (PMMA)
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✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Glass
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✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
PET Transparent
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✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Polycarbonate Transparent
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✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Polyethylene Transparent
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X | X | X | X | X | ✓✓ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Polypropylene Transparent
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X | X | X | X | X | ✓✓ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Polystyrene Transparent
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
PVC Rigid Transparent
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✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Static and dynamic loads (vibration and impact)
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Bonding of materials with different dilatation (thermal expansion)
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Load on joint: shear, tensile, compression
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Load on joint: peal, cleavage
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Bonding of polypropylene, polyethylene, TPE
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Bonding of composites
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Fast strength build up
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Approx. work life [min]
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4 | 8 | 25 | 90 | 90 | 2 – 3 | 4 – 6 | 5 – 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Approx. time to handling strength [min]
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20 | 20 | 150 | 480 – 720 | 240 – 360 | 30 | 14 – 16 | 22 – 26 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 60 | 45 |
Surface energy:
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- High
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- Medium
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- Low
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Base
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Rigid Epoxy | Flexible Epoxy | Flexible Epoxy | Flexible Epoxy | Toughened Epoxy | MMA Acrylic | MMA Acrylic | MMA Acrylic | MMA Acrylic | MMA Acrylic | MMA Acrylic | Flexible Polyurethane | Flexible Polyurethane |
Colour
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Clear | Translucent, grey | Grey | Grey | Black | Black, translucent | Green | Grey | Black | Black | Black | Beige | Green |
Flowability
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Fluid | Controlled flow | Controlled flow | Non-sag paste | Thixotropic | Thixotropic low | Non-sag paste | Non-sag paste | Non-sag paste | Non-sag paste | Non-sag paste | Low flow | Non-sag paste |
Viscosity [mPa.s]
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12'500 | 50'000 | 52'500 | 80'000 | 90'000 | 25'000 | 70'000 | 20'000 | 60'000 | 40'000 | 74'000 | 30'000 | 25'000 |
Approx. work life [min]
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4 | 8 | 25 | 90 | 90 | 2 – 3 | 4 – 6 | 5 – 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Approx. time to handling strength [min]
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20 | 20 | 150 | 480 – 720 | 240 – 360 | 30 | 14 – 16 | 22 – 26 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 60 | 45 |
Overlap shear strength [MPa]
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9 | 17 | 24 | 17.6 | 31 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 14.5 | 25.1 | 14 | 17.9 |
Solvent resistance
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Applications requiring transparent bond lines
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General attachment applications in a variety of industries
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Semi-flexible potting compound
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Transportation applications, such as rail and automotive
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Aerospace applications
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Bond low surface energy plastics such as polypropylene, polyethylene and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs)
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Sign manufacturing such as panel to frame bonding, trim attachment, letter bonding, and frame assembly
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Bonding plastics, composites and powder coats to metal
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Metalworking applications such as metal fabrication, HVAC, appliance, and specialty vehicles
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Thin panel applications where bond line read-through is a concern
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Applications requiring high bond elongation and elasticity
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Applications where cold temperature performance is essential
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Creates a structural bond to nylon (polyamides) and other engineered plastics
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Automotive and specialty vehicle under-hood applications
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Bond wood, plastic and painted or primed metal
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Composites and plastics to metal; medium sized parts
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Bonding shaped composites and plastics
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