Adhesive Facts & Measures
This page contains often-used facts & measurements that are useful and related to the application of industrial adhesives:
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Recommended Mixing Nozzle Sizes by Adhesive Type and Viscosity
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)
Linear Coverage 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:
Surface Area Coverage of cartridges and kits:
Surface Area coverage for various adhesive volumes, in sq feet, sq inches, sq meters, and sq centimeters: Generally speaking, (using a typical mixing nozzle with a standard 2mm outlet opening) you can expect these volume-to-surface area coverage measurements:
- Per 1-ml of adhesive at 1/8-inch wide bead: approximately 1/2-inch of surface area coverage
- Per 1-ml of adhesive at 1/16-inch wide bead: approximately 1-inch of surface area coverage
- Per 1-ml of adhesive at 1/32-inch wide bead: approximately 2-inch of surface area coverage
... and translated to standard cartridge sizes:
Cartridge Size: 50 mL, 1.69 ounces, 0.01 gallon
1/8 inch bond thickness (3.2mm)
0.17 sq feet 0.02 sq meters
24.7 sq inches 159.5 sq cm
1/16 inch bond thickness (1.6mm)
0.34 sq feet 0.03 sq meters
49 sq inches 319 sq cm
1/32 inch bond thickness (0.8mm)
0.67 sq feet 0.06 sq meters
97 sq inches 625 sq cm
Cartridge Size: 200 mL, 6.76 ounces, 0.05 gallon
1/8 inch bond thickness (3.2mm)
0.69 sq feet 0.06 sq meters
98 sq inches 638 sq cm
1/16 inch bond thickness (1.6mm)
1.37 sq feet 0.13 sq meters
197 sq inches 1,276 sq cm
1/32 inch bond thickness (0.8mm)
2.69 sq feet 0.25 sq meters
388 sq inches 2,503 sq cm
Cartridge Size: 400 mL, 13.53 ounces, 0.11 gallon
1/8 inch bond thickness (3.2mm)
1.37 sq feet 0.13 sq meters
197 sq inches 1,276 sq cm
1/16 inch bond thickness (1.6mm)
2.75 sq feet 0.26 sq meters
395 sq inches 2,552 sq cm
1/32 inch bond thickness (0.8mm)
5.39 sq feet 0.50 sq meters
776 sq inches 5,006 sq cm
Cartridge Size: 600 mL, 20.29 ounces, 0.16 gallon
1/8 inch bond thickness (3.2mm)
2.06 sq feet 0.19 sq meters
296 sq inches 1,914 sq cm
1/16 inch bond thickness (1.6mm)
4.12 sq feet 0.38 sq meters
593 sq inches 3,828 sq cm
1/32 inch bond thickness (0.8mm)
8.08 sq feet 0.75 sq meters
1,164 sq inches 7,509 sq cm
Cartridge Size: 825 mL, 27.90 ounces, 0.22 gallon
1/8 inch bond thickness (3.2mm)
2.83 sq feet 0.26 sq meters
408 sq inches 2,632 sq cm
1/16 inch bond thickness (1.6mm)
5.67 sq feet 0.53 sq meters
816 sq inches 5,264 sq cm
1/32 inch bond thickness (0.8mm)
11.12 sq feet 1.03 sq meters
1,600 sq inches 10,326 sq cm
Cartridge Size: 1,500 mL, 50.72 ounces, 0.40 gallon
1/8 inch bond thickness (3.2mm)
5.15 sq feet 0.48 sq meters
742 sq inches 4,786 sq cm
1/16 inch bond thickness (1.6mm)
10.30 sq feet 0.96 sq meters
1,484 sq inches 9,571 sq cm
1/32 inch bond thickness (0.8mm)
20.21 sq feet 1.88 sq meters
2,910 sq inches 18,775 sq cm