LOCTITE® 278

Features and Benefits

This green, high strength, medium-viscosity threadlocking adhesive prevents unwanted movement, loosening, leaks and corrosion. It has high temperature resistance and cures through light coatings of corrosion-prevention oils and cutting fluids without prior cleaning.
When you need your assemblies to be vibration resistant with no unwanted movement, loosening, leaks or corrosion, consider LOCTITE® 278. This green, high strength, medium-viscosity threadlocker has a fixture time on steel and brass of 20 minutes, and on stainless steel of 60 minutes. It is able to cure through light coatings of corrosion-prevention oils and cutting fluids without needing to clean the surfaces prior to applications, withstands high temperatures up to 200°C (392°F), and has proven capable of providing breakaway torque on M10 bolts of 42 Nm.
  • Medium viscosity
  • High temperature resistance up to 200°C (392°F)
  • Breakaway torque on M10 bolts of 42 Nm
  • High strength
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Technical Information

Applications Threadlocking
Chemical basis / base Methacrylate
Color Green
Fixture time 20.0 - 60.0 min.
Recommended for use with Metal: brass, Metal: steel, Metal: steel - stainless steel
Viscosity, Brookfield - RVT, @ 25.0 °C Spindle 6, speed 100 rpm 2400.0 - 3600.0 mPa·s (cP)