Glues, adhesives, sealants, coatings

Glues, adhesives and other sealants surround us on a daily basis and we find them in different ranges depending on the desired end use:

  • conventional glues that do not require very high performance, for example aqueous vinyl glues (wood glue), acrylics (glue for plastics), neoprene, etc.
  • semi-structural adhesives with high mechanical performance, for example, adhesives and adhesive mortars for tiles, PVC adhesives, phenoplast, etc.
  • high-performance structural adhesives that allow parts or materials to be firmly assembled on all supports (metal, concrete, glass, wood, etc.), for example epoxy (or epoxy), polyurethane, cyanoacrylic, polyimide adhesives, etc.
  • natural glues such as vegetable resins, animal glues, starch derivatives, etc.
  • specific adhesives such as Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (HMPSA), hot melt adhesives, silicones, etc.


Adhesives can also be classified according to their use:

Colle, adhésif

Physical setting adhesives (No chemical reaction)

Description

Bonding mechanism

Polymeric matrices

Solvent-based glue
Evaporation of the solvent
Vinyls, Polymethyl methacrylate, natural / synthetic rubber ...
Thermoplastic glue
Solidification
Vinyl acetate / ethylene copolymers, polyamides, polyesters, animal glues ...
Contact glue
Evaporation of the solvent
Polychloroprene, butadiene-nitrile-acrylic, rubber ...
Water-based glue
Evaporation of water
Vinyl acetate / polyacrylate copolymers ...
Other water-based adhesives
Evaporation of water
Glutin, casein, dextrin, cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol ...
Self-adhesive glue
Pressure
Special polyacrylates, polyvinyl ether, Aliphatic Hydrocarbon resin, natural rubber, vegetable resins ...
Plastisol
Sol-gel by heating
PVC ...

Chemical setting adhesives (With chemical reaction)

Description

Bonding mechanism

Polymeric matrices

Cyanocrylate
Polymerization Cyanocrylate ...
Phenoplast
Polymerization
Phenol-Formalin (PF), Melamine-Formalin (MF), Urea-Formalin (UF)
Silicone
Polycondensation
Polyorganosiloxane ...
Polyimide
Polycondensation
Aromatic tetracarboxylic anhydrides, aromatic diamine ...
Epoxy resin
Polycondensation
Oligomeric diepoxides, polyamines, polyamidoamines ...
Polyurethane
Polyaddition
Polyfunctional isocyanate, polyol, polyether, polyester, polyacrylic ...

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POLYMEX offers chemical analyzes on your glues and adhesives, whether it is identifying its nature, deformulating it on a benchmark or competitive product or even quantifying it on a finished product (adjuvant content, in residual solvent…), we will assist you in solving your problem.

Polymex is an independent laboratory specialized in providing services on the Study and Expertise of materials and polymers…

With a know-how of 20 years of experience in the analysis, qualification and deformulation of matrices and polymer systems, POLYMEX offers the following services and services:

Families of glues:

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Epoxy glue

Epoxy glue

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Polyurethane

Polyurethane

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Adhesive mortar

Adhesive mortar

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Animal glue

Animal glue

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Vegetable resins

Vegetable resins