Magna TAC E645 Epoxy Kit – Parts A and B Beacon Adhesives

E645 Epoxy Kit Overview

The Magna TAC E645 is a strong, two-part epoxy adhesive with great bond strength and is often used in the aerospace or manufacturing sectors. 

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Magna-Tac E645 is a two-part, thermosetting, formulated epoxy adhesive for bonding stack laminations used in stators, rotors, gyros, servomechanisms, synchros, transformers and magnetic amplifiers. It can also be used as an insulating varnish for impregnated coils and small electrical equipment. Bonding is achieved by heat. Only sufficient pressure to assure complete contact is needed. Because so little adhesive is needed to accomplish a strong bond which resists shear stress, Magna-Tac E645 has proved practical as an adhesive/dielectric in the fabrication of magnetic accelerator units such as cyclotrons and cosmotrons.

Additional Information

Magna-Tac E645 is a strong metal-to-metal adhesive. Because of its excellent mechanical strength plus its resistance to many solvents, water, atmospheric conditions and temperature changes, this adhesive is adaptable to many industrial uses. It is particularly suited to the bonding of large surface areas and mass production processing.

Caution! Magna-Tac E645 contains a volatile, combustible solvent and requires adequate ventilation. 

Methods of Stack Lamination

Most companies develop their own techniques to bond stack laminates most efficiently. The three most common are:

1. Coil or Stack, then Vacuum Impregnate: Stack cleaned metal in flat sheets separated on a mandrel or in coils. In a pot or kettle, under vacuum, remove all entrapped air. Pressure-force adhesive between layers. Drain. Apply vacuum to remove solvent vapors. Heat cure. Cut to shape if required.

2. Precoat, then stack: Stack parts to shape and clean. Deposit a thin film of adhesive on each surface to be bonded. Dry. Store if necessary. Assemble into stack and heat cure.

3. Coat, Stamp & Stack: Spray or roll coat adhesive onto both sides of flat sheets. Dry. Stamp to shape. Lay up adhesive-coated laminates and heat cure.

Applying Magna TAC E645

Applying the adhesive Mixed Magna-Tac E645 can be applied by brushing, spraying, dipping or roller coating. For very small parts, it can be dispensed easily through a hypodermic needle. For maximum adhesive, all surfaces must be perfectly clean and thoroughly degreased. For improved strength and chemical resistance, sandblast or treat the surfaces chemically. These treatments will vary according to the material, of course. Operators hands must be free from grease or oil while handling coated and uncoated parts.

Magna TAC E645 Cure Time

E645 must be thoroughly dried before curing. Drying may be accomplished at room temperature or by forced drying in circulating air ovens. If all of the solvent is not removed before curing, blisters or weakening of the adhesive film will result. Thick or highly diluted films will take longer to dry. At normal room temperatures, air drying may take 4-8 hours. For best results, force dry at 125F for 60 mins or at 200F for 10 minutes. Do not dry at temperatures above 250F (adhesive will start to cure at that temp). The adhesive dries to a tack free surface at room temperature. Coated parts may be stored before curing for periods of up to 6 months at room temperature. However, the adhesive film must be clean and dry.

Heat Curing E645 Epoxy

The hardening agent (Part II) of MagnaTac E645 is reactive above 250F. Normal cure temperatures at the glue line range from 265F-400F. Curing temperature below 375F are recommended because it is practically impossible to degrade the adhesive in that range even if the recommended curing time is exceeded. Before curing, Magna-Tac E645 is thermoplastic and flows freely as the temperature is raised.

This allows the films to fuse to a stronger bond and assures complete “wetting” of the materials being bonded. For certain specialized applications, however, some users prefer to retard the normal flowout. This can be done by partially curing the adhesive at contact pressure only for about 1/4 to 1/2 the “minimum gel time” shown in figure 1. Any of the normal time and temperature cycles listed may then be used for subsequent curing… but with slightly increased pressure.