Plastic Welding Rods Facts & Measures
This page contains often-used facts & measurements that are needed related to the use of Plastic Welding Rods:
Melting Points by Plastic Type:
Recommended Mixing Nozzle Diameter by Material Viscosity
Material Viscosity Mixing Element Inner Diameter Range
Thin < 5,000cps (Thinner than Honey) 2.4 - 6.4mm (0.093 - 0.25 in)
Medium 5,000 - 50,000cps (Between Honey & Ketchup) 5.4 - 8.0mm (0.212 - 0.314 in)
Thick & Gel> 50,000cps (Thicker than Ketchup) > 9.3mm (0.366 in)
Coverage area of cartridges and kits:
Linear length coverage for various adhesive volumes: Generally speaking, (using a typical mixing nozzle with a standard 2mm outlet opening) you can expect these volume-to-length ratios:
- Per 1-ml of adhesive: 1.92-inches of linear length from a 1/8-inch wide bead (or 3.84-inches of linear length from a 1/16-inch wide bead)
... and translated to standard cartridge sizes:
25mL cartridge(1/16-inch wide bead): 6-8 Linear Feet
50mL cartridge(1/16-inch wide bead): 12-16 Linear Feet
200mL cartridge(1/16-inch wide bead): 48-64 Linear Feet
400mL cartridge(1/16-inch wide bead): 96-128 Linear Feet
470mL cartridge(1/16-inch wide bead): 112-150 Linear Feet
600mL cartridge(1/16-inch wide bead): 144-192 Linear Feet
1500mL cartridge(1/16-inch wide bead): 360-480 Linear Feet
1 Quart Kit (1/16-inch wide bead): 225-300 Linear Feet