Adhesive-less bonding

It is possible to achieve adhesive-less bonding using standard PTFE in special applications where the polymer can be heated to a temperature well above its melting point. It can then be forced under pressure into the substrate surface. These polymers are not suitable for applications where the geometry of the joining objects must be preserved, contact surfaces are smooth or the objects being bonded are too large. In such cases, a different type of polytetrafluoroethylene is required. 

Sheng, Yen Le, The Use of Fluoroepoxy Compounds as Adhesives to Bond Fluoroplastics Without Surface Treatment, SAMPE Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 2, 1988. 

It could be presumed that in porous wood tissue an equal quality adhesive bonding could be achieved by higher resin consumption in comparison with les porous wood tissue. 

J. L. Rose, A. Pilarski, and J. Da-Le, A model for transverse wave sensitivity to poor adhesion in adhesively bonded joints, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 80, Supplement 1, S105 (1986). 

Manufecturers Comments 100% solids. Dieleciric adhesive. Flexl)le, high st ngth for bonding thermoplastics. 

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