Adhesive Curing Choosing the correct curing system for adhesive bonding starts with knowing the basics. Cheri Anderson Associate Editor Joining materials with adhesives can offer an assembler significant benefits that can't be found with mechanical joining methods.
Adhesives distribute load more evenly, making a joint more resistant to stress.
Adhesives seal as well as bond, which eliminates the corrosion that can occur in a mechanically fastened joint. Adhesives more easily join irregularly shaped surfaces. And adhesives add no appreciable change in part weight or geometry. The possible drawbacks of using adhesives include the time it takes for strength to be achieved, the need for surface preparation and the potential need for future disassembly. The ever-growing number of available adhesives makes selecting the correct one a challenging experience.