AEROSIL® for Adhesives and Sealants - Adhesives & Sealants by ...

Manufacturing rotor blades for wind turbines(Nordex AG, Norderstedt/Germany)Bonding with the customer to findsolutions that stand the test of timeHistory of technical achievementAdhesives and sealants are employedin many different industries and areincreasingly finding new applications,especially in the automotive industry.Thanks to the development of specialhydrophobic AEROSIL® fumed silica,it has been possible to produce structuraladhesives that belong to the futuretechnologies in automobile construction.Modern structural adhesives enable thejoining of various materials, such as steel,aluminum, magnesium, and plastics.The use of new processes, such as weldbonding, which combines the individualadvantages of gluing and spot welding,makes it possible to improve themechanical strength of the automobilebody (chassis), especially for improvingthe crash safety and sound dampening.Furthermore, structural adhesives havemade it possible to construct lightweightdesign components, such as bonded roofmodules.Widest Product RangeNumerous systems can benefit from thetechnical advantages and improvementsthat may be achieved with Evonik’s largeselection of AEROSIL® grades, whichhave been specially developed for theadhesives and sealants industry. Thesespecial AEROSIL® grades not onlyimprove the rheological and mechanicalproperties, but also act as anti-settlingagents, and improve the storage stabilityand processability of adhesives andsealants.4