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How to Evaluate Chemically Resistant Adhesives

Master Bond’s paper offers a guide to evaluating and selecting adhesive products exposed to harsh chemical environments. This article examines the importance of exposure variables, chemical interactions, testing, and includes practical suggesti…

Spotlight on Silicones

Silicone adhesive systems have several important performance characteristics that distinguish them from other adhesive families. Learn more about their unique combination of flexibility, high temperature resistance, and more specialized engineering p…

Find The Right Medical Adhesive

Selecting the right adhesive is a balancing act as engineers attempt to find products that meet conflicting end-use and manufacturability requirements. Medical device engineers also have to contend with a strict regulatory environment, and therefore…

Polymeric Systems Bring Clarity to Optical Applications

Whereas some optical assembly applications require optical clarity across a certain wavelenth, others require an opaque coating. Optical grade epoxies, silicones and UV curable coatings provide the versatility to adhere well to a wide variety of subs…

Ultra Low Thermal Resistant Adhesives for Electronic Applications

As advances in epoxy and silicone materials constantly evolve, manufacturers of advanced electronic systems will find that adhesives offer the ability to meet nearly any combination of requirements for thermal, environmental, and structural stability…

Specialized Materials Meet Critical Packaging Needs in MEMS Devices

The unique requirements of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) call for specialized materials. Versatile epoxy adhesives are often capable of providing the necessary properties to ensure support and protection from thermal and mechanical shock, vib…

Conductive Coatings Protect Circuitry from EMI/RFI and ESD

With the trend toward smaller and smaller electronic devices, unintentional EMI/RFI interference has become more of an issue. Shielding of these interferences is critical and coatings can be successfully applied as protection on the materials used. I…

Evaluating Electrically Insulating Epoxies

Dielectric constant, dissipation factor, dielectric strength, surface and volume resistivity are all fundamental electrical properties of epoxies. How they are measured, what values are desirable and how they react to changes in temperature, fillers…

Epoxies and Glass Transition Temperature

Gain a better understanding about glass transition temperature (Tg) and why it is one of many factors to consider for bonding, sealing, coating and encapsulation applications. In this paper, we explore how temperature impacts the performance of polym…

Achieving Better Adhesion with Proper Surface Preparation

Achieving good adhesion not only depends on selecting the right adhesive, but also on implementing the best surface preparation techniques. Regardless of the substrate, proper surface preparation always plays an essential role in achieving strong bon…

Epoxies in the Oil and Gas Industry

This article provides an overview of the oil and gas industry, from the extraction to its processing, and how epoxies play a vital role in the equipment and devices used in these pursuits. Properties exhibited by epoxy adhesives stand up to the hosti…

One Component Epoxies: Versatility and Convenience

To understand one part epoxy systems, you need to know how a two part system works. In this white paper, we explore how a one part system is constructed, how it can and should be used, and how it can be modified to achieve a variety of performance pr…

Potting Compounds Protect Electronic Circuits

Potting compounds offer superior protection for electronic circuits potting and encapsulation compounds are designed to completely enclose a component, module or PCB. This effectively shields the unit from its surroundings while providing structural…

Silicones Meet the Needs of the Electronics Industry

Remarkable silicones. The combination of their unique ability to maintain physical properties across a wide range of temperature, humidity, and frequency--combined with their flexibility--set them apart. Silicone based adhesives, sealants, potting an…

Thermally Conductive Epoxies Optimize Electronic Assemblies

The use and selection process of thermally conductive epoxies can make or break your application. Too much heat can lead to component malfunction or premature component failure while the inability to stay below specified temperature limits may result…

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Research

How to Evaluate Chemically Resistant Adhesives

How to Evaluate Chemically Resistant Adhesives

Spotlight on Silicones

Spotlight on Silicones

Find The Right Medical Adhesive

Find The Right Medical Adhesive

Polymeric Systems Bring Clarity to Optical Applications

Polymeric Systems Bring Clarity to Optical Applications

Ultra Low Thermal Resistant Adhesives for Electronic Applications

Ultra Low Thermal Resistant Adhesives for Electronic Applications

Specialized Materials Meet Critical Packaging Needs in MEMS Devices

Specialized Materials Meet Critical Packaging Needs in MEMS Devices

Conductive Coatings Protect Circuitry from EMI/RFI and ESD

Conductive Coatings Protect Circuitry from EMI/RFI and ESD

Evaluating Electrically Insulating Epoxies

Evaluating Electrically Insulating Epoxies

Epoxies and Glass Transition Temperature

Epoxies and Glass Transition Temperature

Achieving Better Adhesion with Proper Surface Preparation

Achieving Better Adhesion with Proper Surface Preparation

Epoxies in the Oil and Gas Industry

Epoxies in the Oil and Gas Industry

One Component Epoxies: Versatility and Convenience

One Component Epoxies: Versatility and Convenience

Potting Compounds Protect Electronic Circuits

Potting Compounds Protect Electronic Circuits

Silicones Meet the Needs of the Electronics Industry

Silicones Meet the Needs of the Electronics Industry

Thermally Conductive Epoxies Optimize Electronic Assemblies

Thermally Conductive Epoxies Optimize Electronic Assemblies

September 2017