Loctite EA 445 Fast Cure Epoxy Mixing Cups 209717 - 0.12oz (3.5ml ) per cup - 10-pack of cups

Product Name

Loctite EA 445 Fast Cure Epoxy Mixing Cups 209717 - 0.12oz (3.5ml ) per cup - 10-pack of cups

Brief Description

Loctite EA 445 is a two-component, room temperature curing epoxy adhesive paste designed for high-strength, permanent bonding, repair, filling, and sealing of various materials. It comes in convenient pre-measured mixer cups for easy, on-the-spot application.

Popular Applications & Uses

- High strength, permanent bonding of metals, ceramics, concrete, wood, glass, and most plastics.- Repair, fill, and seal holes, cracks, and worn surfaces.- Production, maintenance, and prototype bonding.- Quick field repairs where carrying a dispensing gun is impractical.- Bonding small parts like brackets, clips, and fasteners.- Filling small voids or cracks in metal, plastic, or concrete.- Repairing broken ceramics, glass, or rigid plastics.- Ideal for maintenance kits and toolboxes for emergency fixes.

Industries that Commonly Use It

- General Manufacturing- Automotive Service/Repair- Construction/ Building Services- Metal Fabrication- Cabinet & Woodworking- Concrete- Engineering Services- Plastic Fabrication- Industrial Supply- Distributers & Resellers- Prosumer- Aerospace/Defense- Marine- Artist, Artisan- Furniture- Sign & Display- Special Effects/ Scenic Design

Special and Unique Features

- Two-component, room temperature curing epoxy adhesive.- Pre-measured cups: Eliminates guessing mix ratios; simply mix the color-coded components in the cup.- Fast Cure: Sets in 2 to 5 minutes, allowing for rapid turnaround.- Convenient Packaging: Single-use cups prevent waste and mess associated with tubes or cartridges.- High Strength: Offers industrial-strength bonding capabilities.- Can be drilled, tapped, sanded, machined, and painted after cure.- Bonds virtually any material (not recommended for polyethylene and polypropylene).- Cures to a gray color.

Key Properties

- Technology: Epoxy- Components: Two components - requires mixing- Cure: Room temperature cure- Appearance (Mixed): Gray paste- Gel Time @ 25 °C: 2 to 3 minutes- Working Time: Approximately 5 minutes.- Fixture Time: 15 - 30 minutes.- Full Cure: 24 hours.- Service Temperature: Up to 80°C (180°F).- Shear Strength (Steel, grit blasted): 1955.0 psi.- Compressive Strength: 13,260 psi.- Tensile Strength: 3,815 psi.- Viscosity: Paste (Non-sag)- Specific Gravity (Resin): 1.68 g/cm³- Specific Gravity (Hardener): 1.4 g/cm³

Surface Compatibility

- Metals (Steel, Aluminum, Iron)- Ceramics- Concrete- Wood- Glass- Most Rigid Plastics (not recommended for polyethylene and polypropylene).- Rubber- Worn surfaces

Known backups / known substitutes

- 3M Scotch-Weld DP100 (Cartridge equivalent if a dispensing gun is available).- Loctite EA 3430 (Tube kit equivalent).- Hardman Double Bubble Epoxies (Similar single-use packet concept).- Loctite Fixmaster General Purpose Epoxy (EA 445 is a faster setting version).- Loctite EA3472 Steel filled pourable adhesive.- Loctite EA 9017 Fixmaster Poxy Pak.- Loctite EA 3471 Steel Putty.- Loctite EA 3463 Ten Minute Repair Epoxy.

Comparison Note

Loctite EA 445 is particularly unique due to its pre-measured, self-contained mixer cup packaging. This design eliminates the need for dispensing guns or manual measuring, making it highly convenient for quick, on-the-spot repairs and applications requiring small amounts of epoxy, minimizing waste and mess. It offers high-strength, industrial-grade bonding in an easy-to-use format, distinguishing it from cartridge-based or tube-based epoxy systems.