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High-Strength Epoxy

High-Strength Epoxy is widely used for Structural repair, Composites, Marine. It provides reliable performance when surfaces are prepared correctly.

Typical properties

Chemical baseEpoxy resin systems
Typical cure speedmedium
Typical full cure240 min
Working time30 min
Flexibilitysemi-flexible
Water resistancehigh
Heat resistancehigh

Family-level typicals. Individual products may differ — prefer verified datasheet values below.

Verified lap-shear ranges

Same-substrate tests from published datasheets. Values are not mixed-material estimates.

SubstratePrepStrengthProductsn
ABSabraded5.5 MPaARALDITE 2011 A/B1
ABSnot_stated6.2 MPaLOCTITE EA 94611
Aluminumabraded21 MPaLOCTITE EA 94611
Aluminumdegreased22.1–24.13 MPaLOCTITE EA 9460,LOCTITE EA 9430,LOCTITE EA 9432NA3
Aluminumetched12.76–32.41 MPaLOCTITE EA 9460,LOCTITE EA 0151,LOCTITE EA 608,LOCTITE EA 615,LOCTITE EA 9430,LOCTITE EA 9432NA,LOCTITE EA 9461,LOCTITE EA 9462,ARALDITE 1570 FST A/B9
Aluminumgrit_blasted26–29 MPaARALDITE 2011 A/B,LOCTITE PC 72102
Aluminumnot_stated3.1–40.7 MPaBERGQUIST LIQUI BOND TLB EA1800,LOCTITE AA H4500,LOCTITE ABLESTIK 45,LOCTITE EA 3472,LOCTITE EA E-00CL/100CL,LOCTITE EA E-120HP,LOCTITE EA E-20HP,LOCTITE EA E-60HP,LOCTITE EA E-90FL,LOCTITE EA M-121HP,LOCTITE EA M-31CL,LOCTITE EA 9394 AERO,LOCTITE EA 9360 AERO13
Aluminumprimed36.5–40.7 MPaLOCTITE EA 9658 AERO,LOCTITE EA 9696 AERO,LOCTITE EA 9360 AERO3
Brassgrit_blasted24 MPaARALDITE 2011 A/B1
Brassnot_stated11 MPaLOCTITE EA 94611
Concretenot_stated11.7 MPaSikadur-23 Lo-Mod Gel1
Coppergrit_blasted24 MPaARALDITE 2011 A/B1
Nylon 6abraded4 MPaARALDITE 2011 A/B1
Nylon 6not_stated1.2–2.4 MPaLOCTITE EA E-00CL/100CL,LOCTITE EA E-120HP,LOCTITE EA E-20HP,LOCTITE EA E-60HP,LOCTITE EA E-90FL,LOCTITE EA M-121HP,LOCTITE EA M-31CL7
PMMAabraded2.8 MPaARALDITE 2011 A/B1
PVCabraded2 MPaARALDITE 2011 A/B1
PVCnot_stated1.55 MPaLOCTITE EA 94621
Polycarbonateabraded4.5 MPaARALDITE 2011 A/B1
Polycarbonatenot_stated3.9–13.4 MPaLOCTITE EA 3336,LOCTITE EA 9461,LOCTITE EA E-00CL/100CL,LOCTITE EA E-120HP,LOCTITE EA E-20HP,LOCTITE EA E-60HP,LOCTITE EA E-90FL,LOCTITE EA M-121HP,LOCTITE EA M-31CL9
Softwoodnot_stated7.9–12.1 MPaLOCTITE EA E-00CL/100CL,LOCTITE EA E-120HP,LOCTITE EA E-20HP,LOCTITE EA E-60HP,LOCTITE EA E-90FL,LOCTITE EA M-121HP,LOCTITE EA M-31CL7
Stainless Steelgrit_blasted22–27 MPaARALDITE 2011 A/B,LOCTITE PC 72102
Stainless Steelnot_stated6.7–27 MPaLOCTITE AA H4500,LOCTITE EA 9461,LOCTITE EA E-00CL/100CL,LOCTITE EA E-120HP,LOCTITE EA E-20HP,LOCTITE EA E-60HP,LOCTITE EA E-90FL,LOCTITE EA M-121HP,LOCTITE EA M-31CL9
Steelabraded20.68 MPaLOCTITE EA 9432NA1
Steeldegreased19.65 MPaLOCTITE EA 9432NA1
Steelgrit_blasted> 35 MPaLOCTITE 3609,LOCTITE 3621,LOCTITE AA H4500,LOCTITE EA 3463,LOCTITE EA 3472,LOCTITE EA 3476,LOCTITE EA 3478,LOCTITE EA 445,LOCTITE EA 9131,LOCTITE EA 9461,LOCTITE EA E-00CL/100CL,LOCTITE EA E-120HP,LOCTITE EA E-20HP,LOCTITE EA E-60HP,LOCTITE EA E-90FL,LOCTITE EA M-121HP,LOCTITE EA M-31CL,ARALDITE 2011 A/B,LOCTITE PC 721019
Steelnot_stated13.1–24.13 MPaLOCTITE AA H4500,LOCTITE EA 9432NA,LOCTITE EA 9462,LOCTITE EA 9430,LOCTITE EA 9461,5 Minute Epoxy,5 Minute Epoxy Gel7
Zincnot_stated16 MPaLOCTITE EA 94611

Standards cited: ISO 4587, ISO 4587, ISO 4587, ISO 4587,ASTM D1002, ISO 4587,ASTM D 1002,ASTM D1002, ISO 4587, ASTM D1002,ISO 4587, ASTM D1002,ASTM D1002 / EN 2243-1, ISO 4587, ISO 4587, ASTM C-882, ISO 4587, ISO 4587, ISO 4587, ISO 4587, ISO 4587, ASTM D1002, ISO 4587, ISO 4587, ISO 4587, ISO 4587, ISO 4587, ASTM D1002, ASTM D1002, ISO 4587, ISO 4587,ASTM D1002,Tensile Lap Shear ASTM D1002, ISO 4587

Material compatibility

Catalog ratings (separate from verified MPa rows above).

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Structural repair · Composites · Marine

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