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LOCTITE® AA 3951™ – Adhesive – Medical Device Assembly

• Item Name: LOCTITE® AA 3951™
• Manufacturer: Henkel
• Technologies: Acrylic
• Color: Transparent, colorless to straw-colored liquid
• Cure Type: Ultraviolet (UV) / Visible light
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• Shelf Life: Contact to Avantek for details.

1. Product Overview

LOCTITE® AA 3951™ is a low-viscosity, light-curing acrylic adhesive based on acrylated urethane technology. It offers:

  • High elongation strength
  • High adhesion
  • High humidity resistance
  • Fast LED curing
  • Flexibility for bonding plasticized PVC, TPEs, thermoset rubbers, and rigid substrates (polycarbonate, ABS, acrylic, HDPE, PP)

It is suitable for medical device assembly and has been tested per ISO 10993 biocompatibility standards.


2. Applications

  • Medical device assembly
  • Bonding plasticized PVC, TPEs, and thermoset rubbers
  • Bonding rigid substrates like polycarbonate, ABS, acrylic, HDPE (treated), and PP (treated)
  • Applications requiring high flexibility and fast LED curing

3. Typical Properties

Uncured Properties

Property Value
Specific Gravity @ 25°C ~1.05
Viscosity @ 25°C (200 s⁻¹) 70 – 300 mPa·s (cP)
Fluorescence Positive under UV light

Curing Performance

Property Value
Fixture Time (405 nm, 10 mW/cm²) ≤5 sec
Depth of Cure (405 nm, 1 W/cm², 10 sec) ~4.5 mm

Cured Properties

Property Value
Linear Shrinkage 3.2%
Specific Gravity ~1.15
Shore Hardness (D) 62
Elongation at Break 251%
Tensile Modulus 490 N/mm² (71,000 psi)
Tensile Strength 22.92 N/mm² (3,324 psi)

Environmental Resistance

Condition % Initial Strength Retained
Water (100°C, 2h) 173%
Air (60°C, 480h) 169%
Isopropanol (22°C, 24h) 87%
Heat/Humidity (40°C, 98% RH, 168h) 75%

Adhesion Strength

Substrate Strength (N/mm²) Strength (psi)
Acrylic 5.5 801
PC to PVC 7.7 1,115
PP (Plasma Treated) 1.1 160
LDPE (Plasma Treated) 3.1 459
HDPE (Plasma Treated) 4.4 645
PC (Grit Blasted) to PC 22.5 3,268
PC to Stainless Steel 3.3 476
PC to Steel 4.4 631
PC to Aluminum 2.9 425
Glass 4.4 631

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