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Instant adhesives

LOCTITE® 438

Instant component-bonding - black, low-viscosity adhesive for flexible materials

This black, toughened ethyl-based instant adhesive is well suited to plastics, rubbers, metals as well as porous/acidic surfaces where impact resistance and flexibility are required.

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LOCTITE® 438 is a black, low-viscosity, toughened, ethyl-based instant adhesive. It has a fixture time of 10 - 20 seconds, high impact resistance and is flexible. It is suitable for bonding plastics, rubber, metals, porous and absorbent substrates and acidic surfaces and has good resistance in humid environments.

Color:

Black

Fixture time:

10.0 sec. - 20.0 sec.

Gap fill:

0.15 mm

Key characteristics:

Flexible

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