Technical Data Sheet LOCTITE 401™ - Henkel

1 TechnicalDataSheet LOCTITE 401 (TDSfornewformulationof LOCTITE 401 ) February-2012 PRODUCTDESCRIPTIONLOCTITE 401 providesthefollowingproductcharacteristi cs:TechnologyCyanoacrylateChemicalTypeEt hylcyanoacrylateAppearance(uncured)Trans parent,colorlesstostrawcoloredliquidLMSC omponentsOne part- requiresnomixingViscosityLowCureHumidity ApplicationBondingKeySubstratesMetals, Plastics andElastomersThisTechnicalDataSheetisval idfor LOCTITE 401 manufacturedfromthedatesoutlinedinthe "ManufacturingDateReference" 401 isdesignedfortheassemblyofdifficult-to-b ondmaterialswhichrequireuniformstressdis tributionandstrongtensionand/orshearstre ngth. Theproductprovidesrapidbondingofa widerangeofmaterials,includingmetals, plasticsand elastomers. LOCTITE 401 isalsosuitedforbondingporousmaterialssuc haswood,paper, toNSFC ategory P1foruseasa :Thisisa @ 25 SeeMSDSV iscosity,Cone& Plate,mPa s(cP):Temperature: 25 C,ShearRate:3,000s-170 to110 LMSV iscosity,Brookfield - LVF, 25 C,mPa s(cP):Spindle1, speed30rpm100 to120 TYPICALCURINGPERFORMANCEU ndernormalconditions,theatmosphericmoist ureinitiatesthecuringprocess.

2 Althoughfullfunctionalstrengthis developedin a relativelyshorttime,curingcontinuesforat least24hoursbeforefullchemical/solventre sistanceis Thetablebelowshowsthefixturetimeachieved ondifferentmaterialsat 22 C/ 50% definedasthetimetodevelopa shearstrengthof . FixtureTime, seconds:Steel<5 Aluminum<5 Neoprene<5 Rubber,nitrile<5 ABS<5 PVC<5 Polycarbonate5 to10 Phenolic<5 Wood(balsa)<5 Wood(oak)15 to30 Wood(pine)15 to20 Chipboard<5 Fabric10 to20 Leather15 to30 Paper< Thinbondlinesresultinhighcurespeeds,incr easingthebondgapwilldecreasetherateof ,applyingactivatortothesurfacewillimprov ecurespeed. However,thiscanreduceultimatestrengthoft hebondandthereforetestingis recommendedto 401 , February-2012 TYPICALPERFORMANCEOFCUREDMATERIALA dhesivePropertiesCuredfor 10 seconds @22 CTensileStrength,ISO6922:Buna-N N/mm (psi) ( 1,000)Curedfor 72 hours @22 CTensileStrength,ISO6922:Buna-N N/mm (psi) (1,900)LapShearStrength,ISO4587.

3 Steel (gritblasted) N/mm 20 (psi) (2,900)Aluminum (etched) N/mm (psi) (1,800)Zincdichromate N/mm (psi) (360)ABS * N/mm * (psi) (1,090)PVC * N/mm 10 * (psi) (1,450)Phenolic * N/mm * (psi) (1,820)Polycarbonate * N/mm * (psi) (1,400)Nitrile * N/mm * (psi) (170)Neoprene * N/mm * (psi) (160)BlockShearStrength,ISO13445:Polycar bonate N/mm 11 (psi) (1,600)ABS * N/mm 23 * (psi) (3,340)PVC N/mm (psi) (380)Phenolic * N/mm * (psi) (3,090) * substratefailure TYPICALENVIRONMENTAL RESISTANCEC uredfor 1 week @22 CLapShearStrength,ISO4587:Steel (gritblasted)

4 HotStrengthTestedat temperature% Strength @ 22 CTemperature, C140120100806040200-40-20020406080100120 140 HeatAgingAgedat temperatureindicatedandtested@22 C% Initial Strength @ 22 CExposure Time, hours12510075502500250500750100060 C80 C100 C120 C Chemical/SolventResistanceAgedundercondi tionsindicatedandtested@22 C %ofinitialstrengthEnvironment C100h500h1000hMotoroil401158585 Unleadedgasoline22859095 Water22758075 Water/glycol22857565 Ethanol22100110130 Isopropanol2211510012098%RH40806565 Chemical/SolventResistanceAgedundercondi tionsindicatedandtested @22 ,ISO4587,Polycarbonate %ofinitialstrengthEnvironment C100h500h1000hAir2211012011598%RH4011012 0105 GENERALINFORMATIONT hisproductisnotrecommendedforuseinpureox ygenand/oroxygenrichsystemsandshouldnotb eselectedasa sealantforchlorineorotherstrongoxidizing ,consulttheMaterialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS) .

5 Cleanallsurfaceswitha LOCTITE , LOCTITE Primermaybeappliedtothebondarea. AvoidapplyingexcessPrimer. AllowthePrimerto Activatormaybeusedif necessary. Applyit toonebondsurface(donotapplyactivatortoth eprimedsurfacewherePrimeris alsoused). AllowtheActivatortoHenkel Americas+ Europe+ AsiaPacific+ 401 , (donotapplytheadhesivetotheactivatedsurf ace). Donotuseitemsliketissueora brushtospreadtheadhesive. Assemblethepartswithinafewseconds. Thepartsshouldbeaccuratelylocated, Activatorcanbeusedtocurefilletsofproduct outsidethebondarea. shouldbeallowedtodevelopfullstrengthbefo resubjectingtoanyserviceloads(typically2 4to72hoursafterassembly,dependingonbondg ap,materialsandambientconditions).Storag eStoreproductintheunopenedcontainerina drylocation. : 2 Cto8 C.

6 Storagebelow2 Corgreaterthan8 Ccanadverselyaffectproductproperties. Materialremovedfromcontainersmaybecontam inatedduringuse. Donotreturnproducttotheoriginalcontainer . additionalinformationis required, December-22, 2011. Testreportsforeachbatchareavailableforth eindicatedproperties. LMStestreportsincludeselectedQCtestparam etersconsideredappropriatetospecificatio nsforcustomeruse. Additionally,comprehensivecontrolsareinp lacetoassureproductqualityandconsistency . Specialcustomerspecificationrequirements maybecoordinatedthroughHenkel ( Cx )+ 32= FkV/mmx V/milmm/ inches m/ milN x lbN/mmx lb/inN/mm x 145= psiMPax 145= psiN m x lb inN mx lb ftN mm oz inmPa s= cPManufacturingDateReferenceThisTechnica lDataSheetisvalidfor LOCTITE 401 manufacturedfromthedatesbelow:Madein: Wecannotassumeresponsibilityfortheresult sobtainedbyothersoverwhosemethodswehaven ocontrol.

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