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Old 07-23-2007 | 09:29 AM
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Default RE: Hysol 9460, 9460F, 9462

When using that chart or any other adhesive chart. You have to remember they are doing the lap shear test using aluminum that has been media blasted, cleaned in acetone, dried with nitrogen, and possibly prepped with 1% silane solution. The numbers for a similar lap test using composites is much, much, lower.

It’s all about surface prep!!!! You must sand and clean the parts to be bonded. Then pick the Hysol product that has the properties you think are best for the application. Post curing the bond never hurt. I like to cook a new plane in my dark green trailer for a day, it gets to about 140 deg. F, before paint and final finish.