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Polycarbonate
I need to glue or bond two pieces of polycarbonate forms together. The bond
needs to be very strong since it will carry considerable loads. Is there a procedure or a strong gluing or bonding method for this? Another question, if I want to melt and reuse drink water bottles made of polycarbonate, how could I do that? What would be the melting point of this polymer? |
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You are in the wrong newgroup.
The one is for the artist material "polymer clay". Dianne |
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Are you sure that your jars are polycarbonate? Polycarbonate will
dissolve in metheylene Chloride, so the test strips should show signs of softening and be very gooey in a short time, like a few minutes. Have you done a test to be sure you are working with polycarbonate? -- Billy Hiebert HIEBERT SCULPTURE WORKS Small Part Injection Molding http://www.hieberts.com Webmaster wrote: Today I purchased and did some tests with Metheylene Chloride(Dichlormethane) but no success. Using it as a glue did not work. Then I cut short strips of Polycarbonate and left them in Metheylene Chloride. It is now about 3 hours. There is some gas coming out because everytime I open the lid of the jar I hear the popping sound of the gas coming out. But the strips seem to be intact. What am I missing? Thanks Billy Hiebert wrote in message ... Metheylene Chloride(Dichlormethane is the solvent commonly used for solvent cementing of polycarbonate. If properly done, it should produce a strong bond. -- Billy Hiebert HIEBERT SCULPTURE WORKS Small Part Injection Molding http://www.hieberts.com Webmaster wrote: I need to glue or bond two pieces of polycarbonate forms together. The bond needs to be very strong since it will carry considerable loads. Is there a procedure or a strong gluing or bonding method for this? Another question, if I want to melt and reuse drink water bottles made of polycarbonate, how could I do that? What would be the melting point of this polymer? |
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How can I do a test? Maybe you are correct. I will continue to use
metheylene Chloride on different ones and see what comes. Thanks Billy Hiebert wrote in message ... Are you sure that your jars are polycarbonate? Polycarbonate will dissolve in metheylene Chloride, so the test strips should show signs of softening and be very gooey in a short time, like a few minutes. Have you done a test to be sure you are working with polycarbonate? -- Billy Hiebert HIEBERT SCULPTURE WORKS Small Part Injection Molding http://www.hieberts.com Webmaster wrote: Today I purchased and did some tests with Metheylene Chloride(Dichlormethane) but no success. Using it as a glue did not work. Then I cut short strips of Polycarbonate and left them in Metheylene Chloride. It is now about 3 hours. There is some gas coming out because everytime I open the lid of the jar I hear the popping sound of the gas coming out. But the strips seem to be intact. What am I missing? Thanks Billy Hiebert wrote in message ... Metheylene Chloride(Dichlormethane is the solvent commonly used for solvent cementing of polycarbonate. If properly done, it should produce a strong bond. -- Billy Hiebert HIEBERT SCULPTURE WORKS Small Part Injection Molding http://www.hieberts.com Webmaster wrote: I need to glue or bond two pieces of polycarbonate forms together. The bond needs to be very strong since it will carry considerable loads. Is there a procedure or a strong gluing or bonding method for this? Another question, if I want to melt and reuse drink water bottles made of polycarbonate, how could I do that? What would be the melting point of this polymer? |
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