Weicon Contact VA 8406 Cyanoacrylate Adhesive

Cyanoacrylate Adhesive for rubber and plastics

low viscosity

very fast-curing

WEICON Contact VA 8406 has low viscosity (20-50 mPa•s) and hardens very quickly. It is is suited for the fast fixing and bonding of various rubber materials such as solid rubber or cellular rubber, plastics and EPDM elastomers. In combination with WEICON CA-Primer, VA 8406 can also be used for polyolefines (PE-polyethylene, PP-polypropylene) and for PTFE and silicones.

Surface pre-treatment To ensure a perfect bonding, the surfaces to be joined must be clean and dry (to clean and degrease use WEICON Surface Cleaner). Smooth surfaces should be mechanically roughened. To improve the adhesion on difficult to bond plastics (e.g. PE, PP, POM, PTFE), thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) and Silicone, WEICON CA-Primer can be applied on the surface.

Processing –

Apply WEICON Contact Cyanoacrylate Adhesive only on one of the surfaces to be bonded. The bond line should be between 0.05 mm and max. 0.2 mm (acc. to type) in thickness. Otherwise complete hardening cannot be guaranteed. – For bonding large surfaces WEICON Contact Cyanoacrylate Adhesive should be applied drop by drop to avoid inner tensions. – WEICON Contact Cyanoacrylate Adhesives are very economical. One drop is sufficient to cover approx. 3 – 5 cm² of bonded surface. – The parts to be joined should be bonded in an atmosphere of 40 – 80 % relative humidity. In conditions of below 40%, the cure will be considerably slowed or even inhibited. With a relative air humidity of more than 80% or with basic substrates (e.g. glass), shock-curing can occur. In such cases, some materials show a drop in bond strength of 10 – 15 %, due to inner tensions in the bond line. – Basic-reacting surfaces (pH-value smaller 7) will speed up the cure whereas acidic-reacting surfaces will retard and, under extreme conditions, completely inhibit the polymerization.