Product Name
Permabond Acrylic TA4522 Multi-Purpose Acrylic Adhesive Cartridge and Accessories
Brief Description
Permabond TA4522 is a low-odor, two-part, 1:1 toughened acrylic adhesive designed for bonding a wide variety of materials including plastics, GRP, ceramics, wood, and metals. It offers fast room temperature cure, high strength, and is formulated to minimize stress cracking in sensitive plastics.
Popular Applications & Uses
- Bonding aircraft parts.- Assembly of automotive exterior components.- Construction of lifts, stairlifts, stairs, and walkways.- Sign bonding, point of sale displays, and shopfitting.- Interior assembly for buses, trains, and trams.- Vehicle conversions, including campervans.- Magnet and ferrite bonding in electric motors.- Loudspeaker component assembly.- General structural bonding of dissimilar materials.
Industries that Commonly Use It
- Aerospace/Defense- Automotive Service/Repair- Cabinet & Woodworking- Construction/ Building Services- Fabrication- General Manufacturing- LED/Electronics- Marine- Metal Fabrication- Plastic Fabrication- Sign & Display- Transportation/ Specialty Vehicle
Special and Unique Features
- Low-odor formulation for improved worker comfort and less residual smell on parts.- Non-aggressive formulation minimizes stress cracking in sensitive plastics.- Fast cure at room temperature, ideal for high-speed production lines.- Easy to dispense, suitable for manual or automated application.- High shear, peel, and impact strength for durable bonds.- Excellent environmental resistance and long-term durability.- Absorbs thermal shock and differential expansion stress.- Non-flammable for easier transportation and storage.
Key Properties
- Chemical Composition: Urethane methacrylate.- Two-part, 1:1 mix ratio.- Low viscosity.- Fixture/Handling time: 10-15 minutes at 23°C.- Full cure: 24-48 hours at 23°C.- Operating temperature range: -55°C to 204°C (withstands higher temperatures for brief periods).- Maximum gap fill: 0.5 mm with nozzle, 0.2 mm bead on bead.- Hardness: 70-75 Shore D.
Surface Compatibility
- Plastics (including GRP, PVC, Polycarbonate, PMMA, Polyamide, ABS).- Metals (including steel, aluminum).- Ceramics.- Wood.- Other substrates.
Known backups / known substitutes
- Permabond TA46XX Series (for low surface energy plastics).- Permabond TA4200, TA4210, TA4246, TA4605 (other Permabond acrylic adhesives).- Other structural acrylic adhesives from brands like Plexus, Devcon, 3M, H.B. Fuller, Huntsman, Bostik.- Epoxy adhesives (though with different properties like cure time and flexibility).- Cyanoacrylate adhesives (for rapid cure, but limited gap fill and potential for fogging on acrylic).- MS Polymer adhesives (for flexible bonding, clear grades available).
Comparison Note
Permabond TA4522 offers a balance of fast cure, high strength, and broad substrate compatibility, particularly excelling in bonding plastics without causing stress cracking. While epoxies may offer higher temperature resistance in some harsh chemical environments, TA4522 provides faster curing, better flexibility, and superior bonding to a wider range of plastics and metals with less surface preparation. Its low odor and non-flammable nature also provide advantages in manufacturing environments compared to some other structural acrylics.
