Bonding dissimilar materials

Find the best ways to join dissimilar materials and hard to bond substrates using 3M Adhesives and Tapes.

Why are low surface energy (LSE) susbtrates hard to bond?

The engineers at 3M understand the science of adhesion to low-surface energy substrates and have recorded their findings in this free download.

As design engineers, you are always looking for the best solutions to solve manufacturing problems. Download this whitepaper to get the answers you need to know to bond low surface energy substrates.

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