Sealing and bonding polypropylene and polyethylene by jeff lucius introduction this short note briefly presents a relatively new product around the year 2000 for bonding polypropylene and polyethylene 3m s scotch weld tm structural plastic adhesive dp 8005.
Will a vinyl decal stick to high density polyethylene.
The long answer is a bit more involved.
I m glad you asked.
But first a little background on plastics and in particular polyolefin plastics.
Why can t i just use my standard vinyl.
Bonding polyethylene is considered very difficult and as a result it is often used as packaging for adhesive materials as the glue won t stick to it.
Pvc is the world s third most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer after polyethylene and polypropylene about 40 million tons of pvc are produced each year.
Offering a special vinyl for these applications decals begs the question.
Because it depends on.
Because it won t stick.
Decals can be made from vinyl polyester polyethylene polycarbonate or a variety of other plastics which range in their properties and can be customized based on the specific application.
Can adhesive vinyl be applied to plastic.
Uhmw ultra high molecular weight polyethylene sheet opaque white standard tolerance astm d4020 1 8 thickness 12 width 24 length 4 2 out of 5 stars 264 19 28 19.
Polyethylene is a lightweight thermoplastic.
Prismjet 203ht is ideal for application on polyethylene polypropylene powder coated metal and more.
Pvc comes in two basic forms.
Ethylene methacrylic acid ionomer sodium ion.
Decals can be made from a number of different plastic products that have been backed with adhesive allowing them to stick to various substrates.
Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer 28 vinyl acetate.
That s an excellent question and the answer is maybe.
Ethylene methacrylic acid ionomer zinc ion.
Poly vinyl ethyl ether 0 950.
Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer 25 vinyl acetate.
Rigid sometimes abbreviated as rpvc and flexible.