High Performance General Purpose Cyanoacrylates

How to select

There are 4 main things to consider:

Viscosity
Speed
What is to be bonded (substrate)
Service conditions / Environment

Chemence General Purpose cyanoacrylates exist in a wide range of viscosities, from wicking grades (5Cps, like water), to gel. The viscosity chosen will depend on many factors including surface smoothness, fit between parts, gap filling and application method.

Speed of bonding should be chosen to suit the process. For automatic assembly and high speed processes, a fast bonding time will reduce inventory and the need for fixturing. For manual operations a slightly longer positioning time might be desirable.

Common substrates such as plastics, rubber, ceramics and most metals can be bonded with CE grades. Other substrates (paper, leather, wood) need CS, CF or CX grades to achieve a satisfactory fixture time. Polyethylene, Polypropylene and PTFE will need Chemence LA77 primer. CP and CM grades are optimised for Plastics & Rubber and Metals respectively. See our Specialised Products page.

The service conditions / environment need to be considered. If the service temperature is higher than 80oC, CH grades should be considered. For extra peel strength and impact resistance, choose CT products. See our Specialised Products page.

CE Cyanoacrylate Range

Typical Properties	CE5	CE40	CE100	CE600	CE1500	CE2500
Appearance	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear
Gap fill (mm)	0.05	0.1	0.15	0.17	0.2	0.2
Chemical Type	Ethyl	Ethyl	Ethyl	Ethyl	Ethyl	Ethyl
Viscosity cPs	5	40	100	600	1500	2500
Typical Tensile Strength	20N/sq.mm	20N/sq.mm	20N/sq.mm	20N/sq.mm	20N/sq.mm	20N/sq.mm
Constant Temperature Range	-54° to 82°C (65° to 180°F)
Typical Fixture Time (Seconds)	5 - 15	10 - 30	10 - 40	15 - 40	20 - 60	20 - 60
Full Cure	24hrs	24hrs	24hrs	24hrs	24hrs	24hrs
Mil - R - 46050C	Type II	Type II	Type II	Type II	Type II	Type II
	Class 1	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 3	Class 3
	Extra low viscosity formulation. Designed to penetrate between pre assembled components. Exhibits very fast curing.	Multi purpose. Fast curing on rubber, plastics and many other materials	Medium viscosity grade for general purpose bonding.	Moderate gap filling capabilities. For applications where migration of the product from the bonding area is undesirable.	High viscosity formula. For bonding porous materials or applications where some gap filling is required.	Suitable for vertical applications. Extra high visosity. For bonding porous materials or applications where some gap filling is required.
Technical Data Sheets

CS Cyanoacrylate Range

Typical Properties	CS40	CS100	CS1500	CS GEL
Appearance	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear
Gap fill (mm)	0.1	0.15	0.2	0.5
Chemical Type	Modified Ethyl	Modified Ethyl	Modified Ethyl	Modified Ethyl
Viscosity cPs	40	100	1500	50 - 90,000
Typical Tensile Strength	20N/sq.mm	20N/sq.mm	20N/sq.mm	20N/sq.mm
Constant Temperature Range	-54° to 82°C (65° to 180°F)
Typical Fixture Time (Seconds)	2 - 20	3 - 20	5 - 60	5 - 60
Full Cure	24hrs	24hrs	24hrs	24hrs
	Extensive range of substrates, including difficult to bond rubbers.	Wood, cardboard and leather. Automotive interior trim/dash board leather trim.	Bonds wood, cardboard, leather and porous surfaces.	High strength general purpose bonding of most metals, wood, card, plastics, rubbers, leather, fabrics and other common substrates.
Technical Data Sheets

CF Cyanoacrylate Range

Typical Properties	CF5	CF20	CF100	CF600
Appearance	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear
Gap fill (mm)	0.5	0.10	0.15	0.15
Chemical Type	Ethyl	Ethyl	Ethyl	Ethyl
Viscosity cPs	5	20	100	600
Typical Tensile Strength	20N/sq.mm	20N/sq.mm	20N/sq.mm	20N/sq.mm
Constant Temperature Range	-54° to 82°C (65° to 180°F)
Typical Fixture Time (Seconds)	1 - 20	1 - 20	3 - 30	3 - 30
Full Cure	24hrs	24hrs	24hrs	24hrs
	Specially formulated for bonding difficult to bond surfaces	High speed bonding of plastics, rubbers and other common substrates	Wide range of plastics, metals and rubbers	Wide range of materials including acidic surfaces and some porous ones where a degree of gap filing is required.
Technical Data Sheets

Chemence - Cyanoacrylates

Chemence are market leaders in the provision of industrial cyanoacrylates throughout the world.

We supply cyanoacrylates direct to industry and through a developed network of distributors throughout the UK and the rest of the world.

About Chemence

Chemence is a primary manufacturer of high specification adhesives and sealants for the industrial and consumer markets, with adhesive production and modern, state of the art packaging facilities in the UK, USA and South Africa. We additionally manufacture liquid photopolymer for use in flexographic printing, anaerobic and cementacious grouts for gas mains and service systems and vacuum impregnation resins for cast sealing.

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