Many industrial adhesives will note that they should be used in tandem with a particular accelerator. When bonding acrylic adhesives accelerators speed up the curing process. Whether applying them separately or in a mix ratio, the material creates a strong bond between substrates such as, metals, plastics, glass and some dissimilar substrates. The bond is considered as strong as a weld.

Let’s take a look at some of the most popular accelerators available from LORD.

LORD Accelerator 4  

LORD^® Accelerator 4 is a no-mix curative designed for use with LORD acrylic adhesives. LORD Accelerator 4 can be used with LORD 200 series, 500 series, and Maxlok^TM T6 acrylic adhesives.

A Few Features and Benefits of LORD Accelerator 4

Convenient – provides room temperature cure with all LORD acrylic adhesives.

Extended Work Time – provides extended assembly time as adhesive does not begin cure until it comes in contact with surface coated with dry accelerator.

Easy to Apply – applies easily by brush, wipe, spray or dip methods onto one or both bonding surfaces.

Fast Cure – dries in approximately one minute to an off-white crystalline film.

Environmentally Resistant – resists common environmental conditions when used with LORD acrylic adhesives.

LORD Accelerator 17

LORD® Accelerator 17 is a mix-in curative designed for use with LORD acrylic adhesives. LORD Accelerator 17, when mixed with LORD 200, 400, 500 or 600 series acrylic adhesives, creates an adhesive system that will bond a variety of prepared or unprepared metals and plastics.

A Few Features and Benefits of LORD Accelerator 17

Convenient– provides room temperature cure with all LORD acrylic adhesives.

Environmentally Friendly – contains no solvent, nonflammable and virtually odorless.

Environmentally Resistant – resists common environmental conditions when used with LORD acrylic adhesives.

LORD Accelerator 19

LORD Accelerator 19 and 19GB are mix-in curatives designed for use with LORD acrylic adhesives. LORD Accelerator 19 and 19GB, when mixed with LORD 200, 400 or 500 series acrylic adhesives, create adhesive systems that will bond a variety of prepared or unprepared metals and plastics. LORD Accelerator 19GB allows precise control of adhesive bondline thickness due to its content of glass beads, 0.01” (0.025 cm) diameter.

A Few Features and Benefits of LORD Accelerator 19

Convenient – provides room temperature cure with all LORD acrylic adhesives

Environmentally Friendly – contains no solvent, nonflammable and virtually odorless.

Environmentally Resistant – resists common environmental conditions when used with LORD acrylic adhesives.

Temperature Resistant – improves high temperature resistance of LORD 200, 400 and 500 series acrylic adhesives.

If you’re interested in researching further information on industrial adhesives and accelerators available from LORD, you can read their Structural Adhesives selector guide online here.

View our entire selection of LORD products here.

Chemical Concepts is honored to be a preferred distributor for Lord Corporation’s structural adhesive division. Their acrylic and epoxy adhesives have established the industry standard in metal and composite bonding, with unmatched performance and a proven track record. We’ve been a wholesale adhesives distributor for LORD for over 25 years, and because Chemical Concepts has become their largest distributor on the East Coast.

Can we help to answer questions you may have regarding structural adhesives or accelerators? Our experienced sales team will be glad to help you choose the products that are best suited to your project needs. Give us a call (toll-free) at 800-220-1966 or email us at [email protected]. We’ll be happy to help!