Plexus® MA320 (off-white, cream, black)– is an excellent choice for composite bonding applications in the transportation, marine, wind energy, and engineering construction industries because of its high strength and durability. Additionally, it generally requires minimal surface preparation. MA320 also provides superior toughness, even at low temperatures.
Plexus® AO420 (cream, blue)– is a rapid-curing system. AO420 is the standard choice for composite bonding applications in the transportation industry because it requires virtually no surface preparation. This product provides excellent fatigue endurance, impact resistance, and superior toughness.
Plexus® MA420FS (blue)– has a working time of 1 to 2 minutes and achieved 75% of ultimate strength in 3 to 4 minutes. Designed for the structural assembly of plastic components where very fast curing is the objective, this product is primarily designed for bonding parts using robotic adhesive application equipment.
Plexus® MA422 (blue)– has a working time of 17 to 24 minutes and achieves approximately 75% of ultimate strength in 35 to 40 minutes at 74°F (23°C). MA422 is finding wide usage for composite bonding applications in the transportation and marine industries because it requires virtually no surface preparation. It also offers a unique combination of excellent fatigue endurance, impact resistance, and superior toughness.
Plexus® MA425 (blue)– has a working time of 30 to 35 minutes and achieves approximately 75% of ultimate strength in 80 to 90 minutes at 74°F (23°C). MA425 is finding wide usage for composite bonding applications in the transportation and marine industries because it requires virtually no surface preparation and offers excellent fatigue endurance, impact resistance, and superior toughness.
Plexus® MA550 (white)– has a working time of 40 to 45 minutes and achieves approximately 75% of ultimate strength in 70 to 75 minutes at 74˚F (23˚C). MA550 is the standard for secondary bonding applications in the marine industry because it requires virtually no surface preparation and is UV stable. It offers excellent fatigue endurance, impact resistance, and superior toughness.
Plexus® MA685 (light blue)– is designed for solid surface seaming and assembly. It is highly translucent and clear, UV stable, and non-yellowing. MA685 offers excellent adhesion to a variety of solid surface sheet materials including cast acrylic and cast/densified polyester. It exhibits high resistance to water, impact, wear, scuffing, boiling water, high temperature, and UV light. It has a working time of 8 to 11 minutes and achieves handling strength in 20 to 25 minutes.
Plexus® MA830 (gray)– is designed for structural bonding of metals without primers. In addition, MA830 does a superb job of bonding thermoplastic and composite assemblies with little or no surface preparation. MA830 has a working time of 4 to 6 minutes and achieves approximately 75% of ultimate strength in 15 to 25 minutes at 74°F (23°C). This product provides a unique combination of high strength, excellent fatigue endurance, outstanding impact resistance, and superior toughness.
Plexus® MA832 (gray)– is an advanced adhesive designed for structural bonding of metals without primers and does a superb job of bonding thermoplastic and composite assemblies with little to no surface preparation. MA832 has a working time approximately 14 minutes and achieves approximately 500 psi (3.5 MPa) in 55 minutes. This product provides high strength, excellent fatigue endurance, outstanding impact resistance, and superior toughness.
Plexus® MA920 (blue)– is a breakthrough in methacrylate adhesive technology because it combines high strength, excellent fatigue endurance, and outstanding impact resistance into a low odor product. It has a working time of 4 to 6 minutes and achieves approximately 75% of ultimate strength in 15 to 18 minutes at 74°F (23°C). MA920 requires virtually no surface preparation on most substrates.
Plexus® MA1020 (blue)– is an adhesive with very low cure shrinkage and very low odor. MA1020 has a working time of 4 to 6 minutes and achieves approximately 75% of ultimate strength in 15 to 20 minutes at 74°F (23°C). This product is the standard for structural bonding because it requires virtually no surface preparation and offers excellent fatigue endurance, impact resistance, and superior toughness.
Plexus® MA1025 (blue)– has very low cure shrinkage and very low odor with a working time of 20 to 25 minutes and achieves approximately 75% of ultimate strength in 40 to 45 minutes at 74°F (23°C). This product is the standard for structural bonding in the marine industry because it requires virtually no surface preparation. MA1025 is designed to be used for bonding stringers and liners into fiberglass boats with bond lines up to one inch thick and offers excellent fatigue endurance, impact resistance, and superior toughness.
Plexus® MA3940 (cream)– has a working time of 12 to 15 minutes and achieves approximately 75% of ultimate strength in 25 to 30 minutes at 74°F (23°C). MA3940 is the standard for applications requiring an adhesive to bond substrates sensitive to chemical crazing such as acrylic or polycarbonate. In addition, this product provides a unique combination of excellent fatigue endurance, outstanding impact resistance, and superior toughness.