Adhesive Films for Aviation

Product description

Introducing our top-of-the-line film adhesives for aerospace from our supplier Solvay, designed to meet the highest requirements of aerospace manufacturers and excel in demanding environments. Our film adhesives provide a permanent structural bond for metal-to-metal, composites-to-metal, and composites-to-composites, ensuring superb performance with various ranges of Tg.

Our film adhesives are available in many aerospace specifications upon request and are engineered to meet precise temperature, toughness, environmental, and cure requirements. With excellent handling properties, including good tack and drape, our adhesives offer a 30-day shop life and are available in unsupported or supported forms with woven glass, knit, or mat carrier.

The film adhesives have been proven to perform in demanding environments, making them suitable for not only aerospace but also many industrial applications.

Choose our film adhesives for aerospace for their superb performance, versatility, and proven ability to meet demanding requirements

The FM® adhesive product portfolio includes legacy Metlbond adhesives.

LTA®, MTA®, HTA®, VTA® are prepreg associated adhesives.

Product Characteristics Nominal Weight / gsm Nominal Thickness / mm Recommended Primer Lap Shear Strength (24°C) / MPa
FM® 300-Series Enhanced bond line thickness control. Reduced tendency to trap air during lay-up 391 - 488 0.33 - 0.38 BR® 127 29.8 - 40.3
FM® 300-2-Series Excellent moisture and corrosion resistance 391 - 489 0.33 - 0.41 BR® 127 33.5 - 40.7
FM® 309-1-Series Excellent fracture toughness. Good tack and handling properties. High peel and shear properties. 146 - 391 0.127 - 0.33 BR® 6750 30.5 - 41.2
FM® 57-Series Does not contain MDA 293 - 488 - BR® 57 24.8
FM® 73-Series Outstanding durability in bonding metals 100 - 420 0.18 - 0.38 BR® 127 39.8 - 47.2
FM® 94-Series High temperature performance, Provides electrical insulation 146 - 391 0.13 - 0.3 BR® 6747-1 43.7 - 46.6
FM® 377-Series Superior performance in co-cure or secondary bonding of composite structure 269 - 464 0.13 - 0.33 BR® 6747-1 21.5
FM® 450-1-Series Excellent resistance to both pre-bond and post-bond humidity 146 - 293 0.13 - 0.15 - 8.8 - 23.3
FM® 410-1-Series No metallic powders or asbestos - 0.64 - 2.54 - 6.2
FM® 490A-Series Non-asbestos. no metallic fillers Radar transparent - 0.64 - 2.54 - 10.4

Tradename(s)

FM®, LTA®, MTA®, HTA®, VTA®

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Dr. Johannes Martin

Contact person

Dr. Johannes Martin

Product Manager Performance Products


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