Adhesives for metal joining ?

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While we all know that ' real men' dont use glue, I'd like to know of any adhesives that will bond metal to metal with better strength than full strength epoxy resin( Araldite ) or Superglue. I'm sure I've seen such adhesives advertised in recent years but never been sure just how good they are, and because of their high cost I dont want to try it without asking adice first. I need to join two small pieces of a broken antique drawer handle. Soldering it would discolor it and I'm trying to keep it looking original. It's brass and the suface area of the join is about 4mm ( 3/16" ) square. The drawer is quite small and wouldn't need to take more than about half a kilogram ( 1 pound ) tensile force.

Thanks for any advice, Dean.

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Charles · Accepted Answer

An interesting site for this sort of thing:

Dean · Answer

"Charles" >Hey thanks. Interesting site and already has given me some ideas.Dean.

Glenn Cramond · Answer

You should check the Araldite site. They make a number of products for bonding metals, and are a big supplier to the aviation industry for that purpose.

Glenn

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Simon · Answer

There's a lot more Epoxies out there than just the shop bought Araldite one, some are much more suited to gluing metals. Also consider Methacrylate adhesives, IIRC they have a greater temperature resistance.

David Courtney · Answer

3M Structural Adhesive (shown here):    I bought mine at NAPA, but this was the first website I saw showing theproduct.        David

Joe · Answer

3M Co. makes a double-sided tape called "VHB" (very high bond strength, or something like that). One use for it is to replace welded or riveted connections in OTR trailers (16-wheelers). It won't let go, and there is no cure time involved, although I think you need to let it sit for awhile to develop full strength of the bond.

Joe

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Don Foreman · Answer

I think JB Weld is rated at about 2900 lb/in^2  tensile strength.

FuhhKyu · Answer

Why not use the ultimate - 6010   (welding rod)

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