Henkel Updates Loctite Design Guide for Bonding Metals


In-Depth Brochure Details Structural Adhesives for Metal Substrates

Rocky Hill, Conn. -- October 21, 2011... Henkel Corporation has updated
and reintroduced its Loctite(r) Design Guide for Bonding Metals. This
extensive 59-page guide opens with background information on the
advantages of using structural adhesives over mechanical fasteners or
thermal joining to bond metal substrates, and a review of effective
joint design strategies for stress distribution. The remainder of the
brochure features a comprehensive review of each available structural
adhesive technology, and in-depth discussions of the best adhesives for
a range of metal substrates.

Individual metal bonding chapters provide bond strength and shear
strength data for each of eight substrates: aluminum, anodized aluminum,
copper, nickel, stainless steel, steel, zinc dichromated steel and zinc
galvanized steel. The literature also introduces data on 23 of the
newest structural adhesives from Loctite(r).

For more information and to download a copy of the Loctite(r) Design
Guide for Bonding Metals, go to www.henkelna.com/loctitestructurals. Or
request a copy of brochure number LT-3371 by calling 1-800-LOCTITE
(800-562-8483).

Visitors to www.henkelna.com/loctitestructurals can also access a white
paper the hidden costs of traditional assembly methods; videos showing
structural adhesives outperforming bolts, rivets, spot welds, and
double-sided tapes; real-life case histories of structural adhesives in
use; and copies of additional design resources including the Loctite(r)
Design Guide for Bonding Plastics and the Loctite(r) Design Guide for
Bonding Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers.

Henkel operates worldwide with leading brands and technologies in three
business areas: Laundry & Home Care, Cosmetics/Toiletries, and Adhesive
Technologies. Founded in 1876, Henkel holds globally leading market
positions both in the consumer and industrial businesses with well-known
brands such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel employs about
48,000 people and reported sales of $20.07 billion and adjusted
operating profit of $2.27 billion in fiscal 2010. Henkel's preferred
shares are listed in the German stock index DAX and the company ranks
among the Fortune Global 500.

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