BODY SHOP ADHESIVESSTRONGER BONDS
START WITH SIKA
LIGHTER | STRONGER | SAFER | QUIETER | GREENER

YOU NEED TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE YOUR
NEXT VEHICLE LIGHTER, STRONGER,SAFER, QUIETER OR GREENER.
SO WHERE DO YOU START?
Start with a trusted partner that can deliver global innovation on a localized scale, wherever andwhenever it’s needed. Start with a commitment to continuous improvement, and the knowledge
that it takes years to become an overnight success. Start with a collaborative approach that canbring together great minds without knocking heads. Start with pioneering innovation that clears
a path for the vehicles of the future, no matter what form they take.
START WITH SIKA
With a full suite of bonding, damping, sealing and reinforcing solutions, Sika is a key strategic
partner for both OEMs and component suppliers. By collaborating on advanced body shop assembly
development projects and engaging early in program development, we help customers optimize
designs, identify cost savings and reduce complexity.
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CONTENT

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Body Shop Adhesives - Application Overview

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Anti-Flutter Adhesives and Sealants - Application Overview

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Body Shop Adhesives

08

Lighter Weight09

SikaSeal® Full Range Portfolio

10

Multi Material Design

11

Structural Bonding Applications

13

Anti-Flutter Adhesives

14

Innovation, it Starts with Passion

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Start with Sika

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BODY SHOP ADHESIVESApplication Overview

LIGHTER, STRONGER, SAFER, GREENER

Sustainable vehicle design has become a major factor in car production. Performance, economic, legislative andenvironmental targets all influence OEM thinking and are driving the need for durable body shop adhesives that can
improve stiffness, crash durability and fatigue performance - as well as contribute to weight reduction.
As body shop joining has evolved from purely
mechanical fastening techniques to hybrid
joining including extensive use of adhesives,
our versatile, one-component SikaPower®
product range has become the go-to solution
for new vehicle production including thechallenges introduced in joining the same,new or different combinations of materials.
Crash resistance performance of a vehicle
becomes highly visible only in the event of acrash. In this case it is vitally important thatstructural adhesives provide exceptional
impact resistance to withstand dynamic
stresses during collision events by absorbing
as much energy as possible. SikaPower®
products are formulated specifically forthese challenging applications.

SIKAPOWER BODY SHOP ADHESIVESOur body shop adhesive product portfolio
covers all bonding requirements; structural,crash resistant, hem flange and our newest
mixed material bonding products that
address specifically Delta/Alpha challenges.

́ SikaPower®-480, -492 and -494
structural adhesives
́ SikaPower®-487, -493, -497 and -498/3
and -499 crash resistant́ SikaPower®-468 G, -492 G, -493 G, -494 G
and -550 G hem-flangé SikaPower® -510 G MBX and -533 MBX
enable mixed material bonding

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ANTI-FLUTTER ADHESIVES& SEALANTS
Application Overview

PRODUCT KEY

n Structural adhesivesn Crash resistant adhesivesn Hem-flange adhesivesn Anti-flutter adhesivesn Sealants

SIKASEAL ANTI FLUTTER ADHESIVESSikaSeal® rubber based products are typically usedon body structure areas, roof rails and hang-on
parts such as doors, hoods and tailgates.
At the OEM, or at the tier, our full line portfolio
covers the entire vehicle, with products specificallyformulated and tested to avoid bond-line-readthrough (BLRT).
́ SikaSeal®-700 - non expandinǵ SikaSeal®-710 LS2 - medium expendinǵ SikaSeal®-710 SR - high sag resistancé SikaSeal®-712 - high corrosion resistancé SikaSeal®-730 UWS - universal weld sealer
All SikaSeal® materials can be applied ascontinuous bead, spotted bead or dot, or as a
combination of all three applications.

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>25 MILLION VEHICLES MADE LIGHTER, STRONGER AND SAFER EACH YEAR
Each year our body shop adhesives help make more than 25 million vehicles lighter,stronger and safer, enabling weight reduction without impacting vehicle dynamics
and safety, a critical engineering challenge. Crash resistant bonding is now the mostimportant joining process in the body shop, due to the direct influences of the car
body structure sections during a crash event. SikaPower® products fulfill or exceed
the customer requirements.

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BODY SHOP ADHESIVES
Benefits Beyond the Bond

STRONGER BONDS START WITH SIKA as evidenced by decades of high performance applications andmore than 25 million vehicles assembled annually at leading OEMs. Our full range portfolio of SikaPower®
and SikaSeal® adhesives is used throughout the vehicle and services all body shop categories; crash
resistant, structural, hemming and anti-flutter products. Achieving good bonds, however, is not only
determined by the products alone. They begin early in the design process with partnerships, in-depth
understanding of design challenges, targeted performance parameters and substantial review of thematerials to be joined. The end result is better relationships, and better vehicles.

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1 Crash beams without (left)
and with SikaPower® (right)
2 Car body in robotic cell
3 SikaPower® application atshock tower

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STRUCTURAL BONDING
Structural bonding with SikaPower® delivers a long list of
performance and process benefits, including increased car
body stiffness, excellent oil absorption, wash-out resistance,long-term corrosion resistance, a substantial reduction in thenumber of spot weld points and long shelf life.

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CRASH RESISTANT BONDING
SikaPower® crash resistant adhesives contribute to asignificant increase in energy absorption during crash
events, which makes them an ideal solution in comparison
to traditional metal joining techniques. Superior impact
peel values and reduction of car body intrusion space make
SikaPower® products an increasingly effective bonding
solution for high-performance vehicles. Lab tests on crashbeams confirm intrusion reduction of 20% with the use of
SikaPower® crash resistant adhesives.

HEM-FLANGE BONDING
Although typically used with hang-on parts, the inclusion ofglass beads also makes SikaPower® products suitable for use
in body structures for hem-flange bonding. The advantageof the glass beads includes “zero gap” avoidance, whichleads to better adhesion, mechanical performance, aging andcorrosion properties.
ANTI-FLUTTER MATERIALSIn anti-flutter and spot welding paste sealing applications,
SikaSeal® adhesives provide excellent adhesion to standard
OEM steel and aluminum substrates. They offer vibration freepanel isolation joining, while also protecting durable metals
against age-related corrosion from the elements. SikaSeal®
adhesives are outstanding in preventing bond-line-readthrough (BLRT) and do not reduce the strength of welding
spots. They can also be utilized as a spot welds paste adhesive.

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LIGHTER WEIGHTSikaPower® – Car Body Improvement

WEIGHT REDUCTION
From our first developments more than two decadesago, SikaPower adhesives are now in their fifth
generation of innovation. We offer an extensive productrange addressing each area of performance expectation
for body assembly, including today’s and future demands
for mixed material bonding.
100 kg of potential weight reduction per car (up to 10%) can beachieved with SikaPower® and SikaPower® MBX solutions.

MIXED MATERIAL BONDING EXPERTISE
Sika’s unique SikaPower® structural adhesives and our engineering process in understanding Delta ∆ Alpha (different
coefficients of mixed material expansion / contraction), enable mixed material bonding of lighter materials including aluminumand carbon fiber reinforced plastic, with traditional high-strength steels.

SikaPower® BODY SHOP CRASH & STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES
Lap Shear Strength

Aluminum

Glass Transition
Temperature

Wash out
resistanceon 0.8 mm MPa

on 1.5 mm MPa

SikaPower®-468 G

15

+

105°C

+

17

30

SikaPower®-480

20

+

110°C

++

17

30

SikaPower®-492

30

+

105°C

++

20

30

SikaPower®-493

40

++

+

105°C

++

19

28

SikaPower®-494

30

++

+

100°C

++

20

30

SikaPower®-487

35

++

+

100°C

+

20

30

SikaPower®-497

40

++

+

115°C

+

20

32

SikaPower®-498/3

40

++

+

100°C

++

20

30

SikaPower®-499

40

++

+

105°C

++

20

30

NEW SikaPower®-550

40

++

+

120°C

+

20

30

NEW SikaPower®-510 MBX

45

++

++

85°C

+

16

22

45

++

++

95°C

++

20

28

NEW SikaPower®-533 MBX++ Preferred technology

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Mixed Material
Bonding

Impact Peel
(N/mm)Crash+ Standard option

SIKASEAL® FULL RANGE PORTFOLIO
Performance You Can't See – Bond-Line-Read-Through Prevention

SIKA OFFERS TAILOR MADE SOLUTIONS TO MULTIPLE BODY SHOP BONDING CHALLENGES
You typically cannot win a race with one entrant, nor can you build the body structure of the futurewith one product that limits design flexibility. Sika’s extensive range of SikaSeal® anti-flutter andmastic products for BiW offers tailored products to specific challenges faced in the design oftomorrows vehicles.
SikaSeal® BODY SHOP ANTI-FLUTTER ADHESIVES

Aluminum

Cold pumpable

Sag / wash out

Low(0-20%)SikaSeal®-700

+

+

++

+

+

SikaSeal®-710 LS2

++

+

++

+

+

SikaSeal®-710 SR

++

+

+

++

+

SikaSeal®-712

++

++

++

+

+

NEW SikaSeal®-730 UWS

+

++

++

+

Product++ Preferred technology

Medium(20-80%)

BLRT
resistanceExpansion++Standard option

SikaSeal®-730 UWSPROVIDES ONE PRODUCT FOR MULTIPLE SOLUTIONSSikaSeal®-730 is outstanding in preventing bond-line-read-through(BLRT) and it is a universal adhesive for anti-flutter, mastic and spot
weld applications. This product shows excellent adhesion to different
aluminum and steel grades.
SikaSeal®-730 is applied in the body shop and expands in the e-coat oven.
The product can be used in overhead and regular applications. It is suitablefor use as spot welding, mastic and anti-flutter adhesive in all areas of thecar body, especially on the hang-on parts and in the roof area.

SikaSeal®-730 UWS
Color

Gray

Specific Gravity [g/cm³]

1.3 +/- 0.1

Viscosity at 20 s-1 [Pa*s]

280 — 420

Expansion [%]20

Hardness Type A

30

Lap Shear Strength [MPa]0.2

E-Modulus [MPa]0.1

Shelf Life

6 Months

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MULTI MATERIAL DESIGNSikaPower® MBX performance to compensate Delta Alpha

THE SikaPower® PRODUCT PORTFOLIO includes crash resistant, structural and e-coatableadhesives; all formulated to meet or exceed demanding design performance. All SikaPower®
adhesives are available with or without glass spheres, to enable the required minimum bond line
distance between substrates and to control bondline adhesive thickness. Common substrates inbody shop applications for SikaPower® adhesives include all types of steel, aluminum and carbon
fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP), and combinations of these substrates, in mixed material joining.
Sika also answers the call for even more unique adhesives for mixed material joining with NEW
SikaPower® MBX; formulated specifically to account for the differences in thermal expansion andcontraction coefficients that must be considered during both the design and assembly process.
BENEFITŚ Superior performance –hybrid adhesive systems with high-energy absorption
́ Excellent aging durability
́ Increased car body stiffness – high e-modulus and Tg
́ Cost saving and sustainable – reduction of
spot welding points
́ Excellent wash-out performancé Superior mixed material bonding

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NEW TECHNOLOGY: MIXED BONDING EXCELLENCE (MBX)
Mixed material joining of steel – aluminum, steel – carbon
fiber or aluminum – carbon fiber is possible with SikaPower®
Mixed Bonding Excellence (MBX) products, which provides
support to resolve Delta-Alpha issues. At the same time it
provides galvanic separation that improves protection against
corrosion and increases vehicle durability. This technology is
unique to Sika.
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MBX APPLICATIONS

1 Central tunnel bonding (CFRP - steel)2 Rocker bonding (CFRP - steel)́ Crash-relevant body structureś Mixed material bonding throughout the vehiclé Hem-flange applications

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CRASH RESISTANT AND
REPAIR APPLICATIONS

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2

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TYPICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE SikaPower® CRASH RESISTANT ADHESIVES
1 CENTER TUNNEL AND
2 SIDE WALL AREA
FLOOR PANEL SECTION
All side wall applications with
	Crash resistant mixed material
SikaPower® adhesive.
adhesive application.

3 SIDE WALL FRAME
Crash relevant part of the vehicle isbonded with SikaPower®.

Following global automotive megatrends, technical requirements on one component crash durable adhesives are continually
increasing. A large variety of bonding surface substrates including many steel types, several aluminum and a growing number offiber grades are moving performance challenges to higher requirements and specification levels.
SikaPower® MBX technology and advanced car body design are helping the automotive industry to solve the challenges ofdifferences in thermal expansion, typically experienced with mixed material bonding. The solution helps OEMS to realize thetechnical and commercial benefits of modern car body design. New assembly challenges presented by BEV and hybrid vehicle
designs can readily be addressed within our extensive product offering. To stay ahead of the curve, Sika continues to develop
the highest performance level BiW adhesives for today's customer needs, and for their future vehicles.

HIGHEST PERFORMANCE FOR CRASH BODY REPAIR - EXCELLENT CRASH PERFORMANCE FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY
Sika technologies also follow the vehicle into service, meeting same quality demands including strength, application properties
and corrosion resistance when vehicles enter the repair shop. The high performance product range for repair addresses this OEM
requirement and allows vehicles to return to service “as good as new”.
The two component epoxy technology of SikaPower®-477 R provides the highest levels of toughness without compromisingon mechanical strength and static load capacity. Sika's toughened epoxy adhesives outperform the state-of-the-art twocomponent epoxy adhesives – either brittle or flexibilized formulations – in terms of durability, fatigue and impact resistance.
As a result they are becoming the preferred choice for crash body repair in the automotive aftermarket.

BENEFITSAPPLICATIOŃ Unmatched impact resistancé Car body panel repair

́ Exceptional energy absorption capacity

́ Body structure repair

́ High mechanical strength́ Excellent crack resistancé Superior fatigue performancé Convenient uTAH cartridge packaging

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QUIETER VEHICLES START WITH SIKA
SikaSeal® adhesives are outstanding in preventing bond-line-read-through (BLRT)
and do not reduce the strength of welding spots. In anti-flutter and spot welding
paste sealing applications, SikaSeal® adhesives provide excellent adhesion to
standard OEM steel and aluminum substrates, as well as protecting the metal
against age-related corrosion. They can also be utilized as a spot welding paste.
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ANTI-FLUTTER ADHESIVES
Unique Solutions to Prevent Bond-Line-Read-Through

SikaSeal® PRODUCTS CARRY UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS; their contribution to the prevention ofbond-line-read-through. The properties of SikaSeal® are based on proprietary building blocks
yielding matrix designed materials that compensate for typical read through experienced in joining
techniques. Bond-line-read-through prevention, and the compensation for it, becomes even more
important as thinner gauge panels and lighter weight materials are introduced in design. Further,Sika advanced understanding of delta-alpha (∆ ) effects – including those of our SikaSeal®
products – has contributed over decades to the development of our rubber-based technology.
SikaSeal® adhesives are delivered as bulk material and applied by cold or warm pumping equipment.
In most cases, piping at the end of the dispensing system, especially between doser and nozzle, ispre-heated in order to ensure the same application properties over all climate seasons. Applications are
preferably done automatically by robot but in some cases manual application is implemented as well.

APPLICATION

́ Doors Body Structuré Hoods Body Structuré Roof Inter-welds

1 Roof cross member anti-flutter
application
2 Finished roof application to thebody frame

BENEFITS

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́ Prevents bond-line-read-through –unique chemical matrix design
́ Enables weight saving – allows foruse of thinner metal sheetś Excellent adhesion on different steel
and aluminum gradeś Sustainable – cold pumpability= reduced energy demand

MAIN MATERIAL PROPERTIEŚ Low or no volumetric expansion
́ Cold pumpablé High resistance against wash out́ Shelf life is product specific,
in general > 6 months
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INNOVATION, IT STARTS
WITH PASSION

AT SIKA, WE BELIEVE that a truly innovative company is one that starts with a culture within which a
passion for innovation and creativity thrive. An innovative company should also take a customer-focusedview; one that anticipates customer needs with a thorough understanding of key market trends.
LIGHTERWe have a full range of products which enable ourcustomers to make their vehicles lighter. For example,
we were the first to engineer body shop adhesives(SikaPower®), which enable mixed-material bonding oflighter materials such as aluminum, carbon fiber reinforced
plastic, as well as traditional and high strength steels.
STRONGER AND SAFER
We were the pioneer in vehicle exterior parts bonding with
our Sikaflex® + Booster and SikaForce® products and our
SikaReinforcer products, which not only help stiffen thevehicle for better overall dynamics but also improve crashperformance and increase vehicle occupant safety.
QUIETERWe provide solutions that make vehicles quieter; SikaBaffle®
seals noise pathways, while SikaDamp® reduces the body
panel vibration that contributes to audible noise in thevehicle. Both products are engineered for best-in-classweight-to-performance ratio. Used together, or separately,
our industry leading acoustics solutions improve vehicle
occupant comfort.
GREENERWe were the first to establish water-based pre-treatments
and polyurethane hotmelts with low monomericisocyanate content and reactive polyolefin hotmelts free ofclassification to the automotive interior market – a moreenvironmentally friendly approach that easily outperforms
the industry’s previous generation of products.
VALUE-ADDED INNOVATION
We continuously develop new, cost-effective solutions,which allow our customers to use less material or reducecomplexity in their manufacturing process. SikaPower®
structural adhesives, for example, allow the reduction of
welds in vehicle body sections, while strengthening overallcrash durability. Anticipating megatrends we also offer
a full range of solutions for assembly of e-mobility
components and vehicles

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START WITH SIKA
30 MILLIONVEHICLES

MORE THAN

50% OF ALL
VEHICLESPRODUCED ANNUALLY WORLDWIDE CONTAIN
SIKA LAMINATION ADHESIVESUSE SIKA PRODUCTS ANDTECHNOLOGIES

25 MILLION PLUS

VEHICLES MADE STRONGER AND SAFER EACH
YEAR WITH OUR BODY SHOP ADHESIVES

30% WEIGHTREDUCTION
IN THE CAR BODY CAN BE ACHIEVED
WHEN SIKA® PROPRIETARY
HIGH-STRENGTH BONDING SOLUTIONSARE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS AND THINNER
MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION

MORE THAN

300,000 LITERS

OF VOCS WERE REDUCED THROUGH THE USE
OF SIKA’S PRIMERLESS TO GLASS WATER-BASED
PRE-TREATMENT SYSTEMSMORE THAN

SIKA HAS

CAR WINDOWS ARE BONDED
DURING ASSEMBLY USING
SIKAFLEX®

IN OVER

70 MILLION

20,000+ EMPLOYEES
100 COUNTRIESMORE THAN

MORE THANPARTS BASED ON OUR SIKABAFFLE®, SIKADAMP® AND
SIKAREINFORCER® TECHNOLOGIES ARE SUPPLIED ANNUALLY
TO THE GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

INTERIOR NOISE
REDUCTION IN VEHICLESTHANKS TO SIKA’S
ACOUSTIC SOLUTIONS

700 MILLION

30%

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GLOBAL REACH BUT LOCAL PARTNERSHIP

START WITH SIKA THROUGH ANY OF THE
CONTACT POINTS BELOW:AMERICAS
Sika Automotive N.A.
30800 Stephenson Hwy.
US-Madison Heights, MI 48071+1 248 577 0020

Sika Automotive
Hamburg GmbH
Reichsbahnstrasse 99
DE-22525 Hamburg+49 40 540 020

Sika S.A.
Av. Dr. Alberto Jackson
Byington, 1525
CEP 06276-000 Osasco
BR-São Paulo+55 11 2877 6521

Sika AutomotiveFrankfurt-Worms GmbH
Weinsheimer Str. 96
DE- 67547 Worms+49 62 41 3 010
Sika Automotive Belgium S.A.
Avenue Landas 2
Zoning Industriel
BE-1480 Tubize - Saintes+32 2 367 21 20

Sika Mexicana S.A. DE C.V.
Carretera Libre a Celaya Km 8.5
Fracc. Ind. Balvanera
Corregidora, Qro.
CP 76920
MX-Querétaro
+52 442 238 5800

Sika Turkey Otomotiv San. ve
Tic. Ltd. Şti.
Yenişehir Mh. Reyhan Cd.,Enginsu Sit. VL1 D:37/12
34912 Pendik/Istanbul
Phone: +90 216 5600-801

Our most current General Sales Conditions shall apply.
Please consult the most current local Product Data Sheet prior to any use.

www.sikaautomotive.com

ASIA PACIFIC
Sika Ltd.
Akasaka-K-Tower 7F, 1-2-7
Moto-Akasaka, Minato-ku
JP-107-0051 Tokyo+81 4 6321 1101
Sika Korea Ltd.
35-8 nonhyeon-dong
Gangnam-gu
KR-135-815 Seoul+82 31 8056 7777
Sika India Pvt. Ltd.
501 & 502, B Wing,
Lotus Corporate Park, Goregoan East
IN-Mumbai 400063+91 22 4038 4038
Sika (China) Ltd.
No. 28 Jing Dong Road
Suzhou Industrial Park
CN-215121 Suzhou+86 512 6273 2888

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