Synthetic adhesive

Description

An adhesive composed of a synthetic resin or elastomer. Synthetic resins used as adhesives provide a wider range of properties than natural based adhesives. Examples of synthetic adhesives are:

1) Thermoplastic resins - cellulose nitrate, polyvinyl acetate, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamides, polyesters, acrylics, and cyanoacrylics.

2) Thermoset resins - phenol formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde, unsaturated polyesters, epoxies, and polyurethanes.

3) Elastomers - natural rubber, butyl rubber, polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, silicone, and neoprene.

Synonyms and Related Terms

synthetic adhesives; adhesivo sintético (Esp.)

Comparisons

Physical Properties for Selected Thermoset Resins

Physical Properties for Selected Thermoplastic Resins

General Characteristics of Polymers

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "adhesive" Encyclopædia Britannica [Accessed February 12, 2002].

• Irving Skeist, Handbook of Adhesives, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, 1977