Recommended products for adhesives

The following tables give some recommendations for some typical systems. Please feel free to contact our Technical Service for an advanced expert advice.

Product- as well as Safety- data-sheets (MSDS) of the following AEROSIL^® fumed silica grades, can be found within our product finder

AEROSIL^® fumed silica in adhesives
System	Products	Concentration in wt. %	Effect	Dispersion equipment
Epoxy	AEROSIL^® 200 AEROSIL^® 380	1-10	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Anti-Settling	Dissolver, Planetary-Dissolver
Epoxy	AEROSIL® R 202 AEROSIL® R 805	1-8	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Anti-Settling	Dissolver, Planetary-Dissolver
Polyurethane	AEROSIL® 200 AEROSIL® R 972 AEROSIL® R 974	1-6	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Anti-Settling	Dissolver, Planetary-Dissolver
Polyurethane	AEROSIL® R 202	1-5	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Anti-Settling	Dissolver, Planetary-Dissolver
MS/SMP/SPU	AEROSIL® R 974 AEROSIL® R 202 AEROSIL® R 812 S	1-6	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Reinforcement, Transparency	Dissolver, Planetary-Dissolver
Acrylate/Methacrylate	AEROSIL® 200 AEROSIL® 300	0.5-4	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Anti-Settling, Improves Scratch-Resistance and Hardness (R 7200)	Dissolver, Planetary-Dissolver
	AEROSIL® COK 84 AEROSIL® R 711	0.5-3
	AEROSIL® R 7200	5-15
Unsaturated Polyester	AEROSIL® 200 AEROSIL® 300 AEROSIL® 380	1.5-7	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Anti-Settling, Improves Hardness (R 7200)	Dissolver, Planetary-Dissolver, Inline Rotor-Stator, Ultrasonic
Unsaturated Polyester	AEROSIL® R 7200	5-15
Vinylester	AEROSIL® R 202	1-6	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Anti-Settling, Improves Hardness (R 7200)	Dissolver, Planetary-Dissolver, Inline Rotor-Stator, Ultrasonic
	AEROSIL® R 812 S	1.5-7
	AEROSIL® R 7200	5-15
Silicone	AEROSIL® 200	1-6	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Anti-Settling, Reinforcement	Dissolver, Planetary-Dissolver
Silicone	AEROSIL® R 972	1-7	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Anti-Settling, Reinforcement	Dissolver, Planetary-Dissolver
Polychloroprene	AEROSIL® 200	0.6-3	Thixotropy, Anti-Sag, Preventing of strings during application	Dissolver
Polyvinylchloride	AEROSIL® 200	0.8-4	Thixotropy, Anti-Sag, Preventing of strings during application	Dissolver
Pressure sensitive (water based)	AEROSIL® 200 AEROSIL® R 972	0.8-3	Anti-Sag, Reinforcement, Prevents strike through, Shear adhesion, Clarity	Extruder, Kneader, Dissolver
Pressure sensitive (water based)	AERODISP® W 7520	0.5-2.5		Extruder, Kneader, Dissolver
Hotmelts (Polyester, Polyamide, Polyurethane)	AEROSIL® 200 AEROSIL® R 972	0.5-5	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Stabilizing, Reinforcement	Extruder, Kneader
Hotmelts (Polyester, Polyamide, Polyurethane)	AEROSIL® R 8200	5-10	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Stabilizing, Reinforcement	Extruder, Kneader
Neoprene (water based)	AEROSIL® 200 AEROXIDE® Alu C	6-18	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Stabilizing, Reinforcement	Dissolver
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (water based)	AEROXIDE® Alu C	3-6	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Pigment Suspension, Reinforcement	Dissolver
Polyurethane (water based)	AEROSIL® COK 84 AEROSIL® R 974 AEROXIDE® Alu C	3-6	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Resistance to moisture	Dissolver
Acrylate (water based)	AEROSIL® 200 AEROSIL® COK 84 AEROSIL® R 974	2-5	Anti-Sag, Thixotropy, Resistance to moisture, Shear adhesion, Clarity	Dissolver
Acrylate (water based)	AERODISP® W 7520	1-3		Dissolver