Greenkote, a provider of advanced anti-corrosion metal coatings, has announced it is working with Scott Bader, the global chemical company which manufactures, sells and distributes a wide range of synthetic resins, polymers and structural adhesives to many different markets.
The trials will test the performance of Scott Bader’s Crestabond adhesives in a project designed to pave the way for innovative new solutions in the automotive industry. Crestabond is a toughened, two component MMA structural adhesive which is used for bonding a wide range of substrates including metals, plastics and composite materials in industrial applications. According to Scott Bader the product has excellent impact, peel, shear, compressive strength and fatigue resistance properties across all bonded parts.
Greenkote’s technology has a number of key advancers which make it potentially ideal for use in many areas within the automotive sector: the coating is metallurgically bonded, giving a very strong adhesion and it provides a high level of corrosion protection for components which may be exposed to the elements. Importantly in the context of the current trials, Greenkote treated surfaces offer “micro-roughness" of the inter-metallic thermal diffusion layer which creates an excellent bonding surface, providing a good base for adhesion.
Commenting on the project, Greenkote chief executive officer Mark Gore said, “This is another milestone for us – we are working with a leading vehicle OEM and Scott Bader to develop solutions which could, in the future, transform aspects of automotive assembly, offering superior all round performance, flexibility and reduced production costs.
We are testing the bonding of Greenkote treated corrosion enhanced fasteners to prepreg laminate substrates used for automotive body panelling. The Greenkote treatment provides a uniform, adherent and thin coating, which is perfect for multi-layered systems when combined with cutting edge adhesives provided by Scott Bader.” Greenkote provides its coatings solutions through a network of coating centres and licensees. Plants and licensees are located in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
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