Product

3M 3M Scotch-Weld DP100 Plus

Clear, flexible two-part epoxy for metals, ceramics, glass and dissimilar surfaces.

This is two-part epoxy, so everything true of that chemistry applies here too.

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Specification

Form
Liquid
Mix ratio
1:1
Working time
4 minutes
Handling time
20 minutes
Full cure
48 hours
Full cure time
48.0000 hours (At 24 C, per Directions for Use) Manufacturer verified
Handling time
15.0000 minutes (Time to handling strength at 23 C) Manufacturer verified
Mix ratio
1:1 by volume; 1:0.98 by weight Manufacturer verified
Manufacturer substrate wording
metals, ceramics, glass and other dissimilar surfaces Manufacturer verified
Water resistance wording
After 500 hours water exposure, prepared aluminium specimens retained 15.3 MPa overlap shear strength. (Aluminium prepared with MEK, sandblast and MEK; this is a test result, not an immersion-rating claim) Manufacturer verified
Working time
5.0000 minutes (Upper end of 2-5 minute worklife for 20 g mixed at 23 C) Manufacturer verified

What it bonds

Where the manufacturer names a material, we quote them. Where we have assessed it ourselves, we say so and grade it lower. The two are never merged.

MaterialBasisManufacturer wording
Aluminium Implied by the manufacturer A “metals, ceramics, glass and other dissimilar surfaces”
Glass Implied by the manufacturer A “metals, ceramics, glass and other dissimilar surfaces”
Glazed ceramic Implied by the manufacturer A “metals, ceramics, glass and other dissimilar surfaces”
Mild steel Implied by the manufacturer A “metals, ceramics, glass and other dissimilar surfaces”
Stainless steel Implied by the manufacturer A “metals, ceramics, glass and other dissimilar surfaces”

Preparation

Use the 3M structural surface-preparation bulletin for the actual substrate and service level.

Limitations

The UK page does not name every thermoplastic. Plastic-to-inorganic recommendations here are assessed unless a second source names the plastic.