Ashland’s Pliogrip™ adhesives are used in transportation, aerospace,infrastructure, industrial and aftermarket repair applications around theworld. Pliogrip structural adhesives have been the technology of choice for the world’s leading OEMs for the bonding of composite body assemblies, specialty components, under-the-hood or vehicle framing applications. Pliogrip is used to bond a variety of materials including FRP, CFRP, TPO, steel and aluminum.
Application examples:
• Automotive OEM: hoods, fenders, roofs, spoilers and panels
• Heavy-duty transportation: trains, trucks, buses, tractors
• Construction: bridges, poles, wind turbines
• Industrial: furniture, door, skins, bathtubs, sports equipment
• Marine: ships, and boats and personal watercraft
Pliogrip™ Polyurethane Adhesives
Wherever critical performance is required, Pliogrip polyurethane adhesives are used for bonding thermosetting composites including SMC,RTM and SRIM, thermoplastics and coated metals in automotive, truck,marine, farm equipment and recreational vehicle applications. Pliogrip polyurethane adhesives are two-part, 100% solid, reactive urethane chemistries and have been specified for the most demanding bonding applications. All products are supplied as resin/curative systems with excellent chemical and moisture resistance when cured. They exhibit high modulus strength, excellent fatigue performance and superior impact strength.
Key benefits:
• Tough; superior impact resistance especially at low temperatures.
• High sag resistance compared with gravity flow single components.
• Imperceptible shrinkage; very low risk of surface distortion effects.
Pliogrip Epoxy Adhesives
Pliogrip epoxy adhesives are engineered to meet specific high heat and design requirements for the structural assembly of composite or metal substrates. The unique adhesive technology provides durable bonds on composite lift gates, tailgates, hoods, body panels and other parts. These adhesives are two-part, 100% solids, and reactive epoxy chemistries. Whenever high heat resistance or adhesion to bare metal surfaces is required, Pliogrip epoxy adhesives are the technology of choice. Ashland has developed modern high performance epoxy chemistries to offer a range.
Key benefits:
• Paint bakes up to 230°C.
• Long-term durability at elevated temperatures up to 200°C.
• Superior chemical resistance.
Pliogrip™_ Acrylic Adhesives
Pliogrip structural acrylic adhesives are designed for bonding GRP composites in marine, wind transportation and general assembly applications. Acrylic adhesives provide significant performance advantages with their ability to adhere to a wide range of thermoplastics, metals and composite materials with just little or no surface preparation.
Key benefits:
• Excellent adhesion to many substrates with little or no surface preparation.
• Less boil during cure compared to competitive acrylic adhesives.
• Fast room-temperature cure; low-cost tooling.
Information courtesy: Ashland India Pvt. Ltd.
