3M™ Hot Melt Adhesive 3747
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- VERSATILE BONDING: General-purpose adhesive bonds to a wide variety of plastics, wood, and lightweight metals
- EXTENDED WORK TIME: Long open times allow for easy positioning and adjustment on large assemblies and surfaces
- RAPID STRENGTH: Adhesive sets and obtains full bonding strength in seconds after application
- FLEXIBLE DESIGN: Engineered to remain flexible, easing the application process and accommodating substrate movement
- INDUSTRIAL GRADE: Designed for general industrial applications requiring reliable, durable bonding performance
- HIGH STRENGTH: Delivers high shear strength on wood substrates with comparable performance on metals
- CONSISTENT FLOW: 4,100 cps viscosity at dispensing temperature ensures predictable dispensing characteristics
3M™ Hot Melt Adhesive 3747 is a general-purpose thermoplastic adhesive designed for versatile bonding across a wide variety of substrates, including plastics, wood, and lightweight metals. This tan-colored adhesive offers long open times that allow for easy positioning on large assemblies and surfaces, while setting and obtaining strength in seconds once applied. Ideal for general industrial applications, this adhesive helps to create strong, tough bonds while remaining flexible to ease the application process.
For use in the Hot Melt Applicator
The hot-melt technology of 3M™ Hot Melt Adhesive 3747 delivers a 100% solids adhesive. This adhesive creates a strong, tough bond for a variety of substrates, including many plastics, wood and lightweight metals. While capable of forming a tough bond, we also designed this hot melt adhesive to be flexible, easing the process of application and positioning. As a medium performance adhesive, 3M™ Hot Melt Adhesive 3747 provides a resilient bond that is long-lasting, offering you confidence and peace of mind for a wide range of applications.
Recommended Applications
3M™ Hot Melt Adhesive 3747 can provide solutions in a variety of industries, including woodworking, furniture, automotive, transportation, aerospace, upholstery, point of purchase display, sample boards, military, window, door, building, trophies, novelties, audio components, cabinets, construction, packaging and electronic.
For application, this product can be used for:
- Assembly
- Assembling joining
- Attaching
- Securing
- Repairing
- Potting
- Panel bonding
- Wire tacking
- Bundling
- Sealing
- Encapsulating
- Rigidizing
- Foam bonding
- Gluing
- Packaging
Hot melts are 100% solids thermoplastic resins. These adhesives are engineered to re-melt after bonding if exposed to high enough temperatures. The advantages of hot melt adhesives is that, unlike mechanical fasteners and sealing tapes, they are virtually invisible between surfaces.
Leverage Long-Lasting Results
With moderate heat resistance and flexibility, 3M™ Hot Melt Adhesive 3747 produces the adhesion you need for many applications. Benefit from the many features of this hot melt glue, an adhesive designed to offer you exceptional performance and prepared to give you the confidence that comes with long-lasting results.
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