BETAMATE technology provides a high performance bonding solution for a variety of substrates. BETAMATE structural adhesives replace welds and mechanical fasteners and reduce fatigue and failure commonly found around spot welds and fasteners. BETAMATE technology is used in the earliest stage in body design to make it stiffer, safer, lighter and better crash resistant.

BETAMATE 4601 is a one-part, high performance, heat-curing, epoxy adhesive. It is capable of Alcan pretreated aluminum. It is resistant to degradation and substrate corrosion on environmental aging. BETAMATE 4601 also has high sag resistance, high wash-off resistance and exceptionally high -40°C peel strength.

Product Benefits:

• Provides a low-cost, durable solution for structural joining application
• Increases stiffness, crash- and corrosion resistance
• Contributes to lightweight design by minimizing weight
• Can minimize costs by reducing expensive weld points and enabling the use of thinner metal sheets without losing mechanical properties
• Excellent adhesion to automotive steel, including coated steel and aluminum
• Protects joints against corrosion
• Expands during cure for good bonding gap filling
• Good impact performance at -40 degrees Celsius

Application: BETAMATE 4601 is intended for use in bonding aluminum body structure to replace or reduce welds and metal fasteners and additionally can be used for hem flange and lap joint bonding in automotive applications.

Application Methods: As a continuous bondline, swirled, sprayed and extruded.

Material Type: Adhesive

Availability: Global