3M™ Aerospace Surface Pre-Treatment AC-130-2 Kit, 100 mL, 10 Ea/Case

3M Surface Pre-Treatment AC-130-2 offers significant water use reduction and a total cost savings when compared to conventional processes. Both water-based and non-chromate, 3M AC-130-2 is your better alternative to traditional surface preparation for adhesive bonding.

Today's high performance adhesive systems demand robust surface preparation. While traditional processes may produce acceptable results, they can also produce large amounts of chromium waste. Common processes such as phosphoric acid anodizing (PAA) or sulfuric acid-sodium dichromate etchings can be difficult to perform in the field. 3M Surface Pre-Treatment AC-130-2 delivers comparable performance to PAA — in less time. The water-based sol-gel system will enhance adhesion between change to aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium alloys and help reduce overall operating costs.

Successful bonding requires thorough deoxidation and preparation of the metal surface. 3M AC-130-2 may be applied by brush, spray or immersion, followed by an ambient temperature dry. Surfaces may then be primed prior to bonding, if substrate bondline corrosion protection is required.

The most common surface preparation techniques used to provide acceptable surfaces for bonding (i.e., phosphoric acid anodizing or sulfuric acid-sodium dichromate etchings) generate waste that require special handling, control and disposal methods. When used with the leading adhesive primers and adhesives, 3M AC-130-2 provides an economical alternative to these more costly processes. Testing of 3M AC-130-2 coated surfaces has demonstrated the long-term durability of adhesion to metal.