What is Cyanoacrylate? This chemical, which many non-commercial users of us have not heard of before, is commonly called instant adhesive. The name came from instantly cure mechanism. This glue is founded by American Dr. W. Cooper in 1942.
Cyanoacrylate adhesives contain a cyano group (-CN) and an ester group (COOR) attached to the same carbon atom, capable of attracting electrons. Thanks to these properties, the monomers reacting with electron-rich materials polymerize in a very short time with the humidity in the environment and a hard polymeric layer is formed between the two surfaces. This layer ensures that the parts adhere tightly to each other. It is generally preferred because it can stick a wide variety of materials together with its instant adhesion feature.
"What is Cyanoacrylate?" If we look at the question from a broad frame, cyanoacrylate adhesive; is a type of adhesive with high heat resistance, which cures in a short time such as 2-50 seconds, does not contain solvent and provides adhesion with a small amount by penetrating even small gaps with its generally low viscosity structures. Cyanoacrylate adhesives usually take 5-24 hours to have full strength. In industrial use, Cyanoacrylate is often abbreviated as CA.
Cyanoacrylate adhesives come in liquid, gel and spray forms depending on the area of use. Although the areas of use differ, it can be used for bonding porous and non-porous surfaces such as metal, plastic (PVC, ABS, polystyrene), wood, ceramic, china, porcelain, leather, rubber, cork, cardboard.
Cyanoacrylate adhesives show very good resistance to non-polar solvents such as ether and motor oil. However, it shows low resistance to strong polar solvents such as acetone, acid, caustic, acetic. Therefore, the surface and ambient conditions to be applied are important to ensure a quality adhesion.
Cyanoacrylate adhesives are also among tissue adhesives. It is also frequently used in medicine and dentistry, and some special types are used in emergency situations for seamless treatment by rubbing on cut wounds. Its use in the field of medicine is spreading day by day.
ADHETRON’S Cyanoacrylate Solutions
Below you can review some of the cyanoacrylate-based adhesives with different viscosity and properties in our product range. You can click here to view all cyanoacrylate based adhesives. You can contact us by clicking here to offer tailor-made solutions for your application and recommend a suitable product for you.