Adhesive

Name:
Adhesive
Detailed information:
Any substance, inorganic or organic, natural or synthetic, that is capable of bonding other substances together by surface attachment. A brief classification by type is as follows:

Inorganic

1. Soluble silicates (water glass)
2. Phosphate cements
3. Portland cement (calcium oxide–silica)
4. Other hydraulic cements (mortar, gypsum)
5. Ceramic (silica–boric acid)
6. Thermosetting powdered glasses (“Pyroceram”)

Organic

1. Natural:
   1. Animal: hide and bone glue, fish glue, blood and casein glues
   2. Vegetable: soybean starch cellulosics, rubber latex, and rubber-solvent (pressure-sensitive); gums, terpene resins (rosin), mucilages
   3. Mineral asphalt, pitches, hydrocarbon resins
2. Synthetic
   1. Elastomer-solvent cements
   2. Polysulfide sealants
   3. Thermoplastic resins (for hot-melts): polyethylene, isobutylene, polyamides, polyvinyl acetate
   4. Thermosetting resins: epoxy, phenoformaldehyde, polyvinyl butyral, cyanoacrylates
   5. Silicone polymers and cements

For further information, refer to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, which maintains a fundamental research center for adhesives and coatings.