Open time

In adhesive processes and techniques, the open time is the permissible time span from the beginning of the application of the adhesive to the joining of the parts to be joined .

process

The parts to be joined (the parts that are to be bonded to one another by gluing) must be joined together within the open time . The open time is variable and depends on both the adhesive formulation and the material of the parts to be bonded, the temperature conditions with regard to the materials and the environment. With certain bonding techniques, for example, preheating the parts to be bonded can extend the open time and improve the adhesion .

See also

• Pot life
• Setting time

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Manfred Rasche: Manual Bonding Technology . Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Company KG, 2012, ISBN 978-3-446-43198-0 , pp. 353f ..
3. ↑ Gerd habenicht: Gluing - successful and error-free: craft, practitioner, training, industry . Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2017, ISBN 978-3-658-14696-2 , p. 56.