Huntsman Advanced Materials is a leading supplier of structural adhesives for bonding composite materials. The Araldite® range of adhesives comprises epoxy, polyurethane and toughened methacrylate technologies, which are used in composite structures in road, rail, aerospace, marine and wind energy applications. They are also used in a wide range of industrial markets including automotive, construction and sport and leisure.
A number of new adhesives specially developed for the aerospace industry include a unique
Araldite epoxy based aerofoil-fill syntactic paste. Developed by the Araldite team in conjunction with Rolls Royce and the University of Sheffield, Araldite 1641A/B is so innovative it won the 2006 JEC Composites Innovation Award (Aeronautics category).
Originally designed for use on the Trent 900 aero engine, Araldite 1641 A/B is a very low density two-component syntactic paste which exhibits exceptional noise and vibration damping characteristics. It can be used as a replacement for traditional metal reinforcements in aerospace engine components such as outer guide vanes (OGV).
Epoxy adhesives and syntactics now play a critical role in pushing forward the current production boundaries of the global aerospace industry. These latest state of the art, cost-effective joining and reinforcing systems have enabled aircraft manufacturers to use more lightweight structural components and an increasing range of dissimilar materials, while still conforming to the world’s highest performance standards.