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BETAMATE™ structural adhesives
DuPont introduced structural adhesives to the market in 1999 to enable lightweighting and reduce welding and mechanical fasteners while improving vehicle stiffness and crashworthiness, and we are still innovating.
New BETAMATE™ broad bake structural adhesives are a novel solution enabling sustainable manufacturing of next-generation electric vehicles. The lower adhesive curing temperature enables a reduction of the e-coat oven temperatures for more sustainable manufacturing and facilitates novel electric vehicle design enhancing battery integrity and therefore passenger safety.
Here’s an example of what BETAMATE™ crash durable structural adhesives can help you achieve when a mid-size vehicle with 50 meters of BETAMATE™ is operated for one year:
- 10 kg primary mass reduction
- 17 kg total weight savings with mass decompounding
- .62 percent improvement in fuel efficiency
- 32.6 kg carbon dioxide reduction
BETAMATE™ structural adhesives offer high-performance adhesion to automotive substrates such as steel, aluminum, magnesium, and composites. It replaces welds and mechanical fasteners, reducing fatigue and failure commonly encountered with traditional processes, and substantially increasing manufacturing efficiencies.
Uses
- Aluminum chassis/powertrain components
- Aluminum closures
- Aluminum or composite roof bonding
- Bonded seat structures
- Cast aluminum to profile bonding
- Cockpits
- Composite body-in-white parts integration
- Deck lid flanges
- Doors
- Engine compartments
- Full aluminum vehicle bodies
- Hoods
- Load-bearing members
- Magnesium suspension struts
- Rails
- Roof panels
- Trailer flooring
BETAMATE™ broad bake adhesives
Supporting sustainable manufacturing
BETAMATE™ broad bake adhesives shorten oven cycle times to enable significant energy savings – all while providing outstanding shelf stability and maintaining long-lasting durability in EVs.
Advantages
Enables lightweighting
Multi-material bonding
Enables vehicle crash management
Bonds hard-to-weld substrates
Markets
Automotive
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Case studies and related content
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DuPont adhesive helps enhance strength and crash resistance for the battery pack frame and cells.
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When Aston Martin engineers built the DBX, they relied on DuPont adhesives for lightweight bonding.
Resources
Case Studies
Reducing “range anxiety” for Audi’s first all-electric SUV
DuPont Adhesives Provide Structural Strength for Luxury EV Battery Pack
DuPont Structural Adhesives Contribute to the Development of Smart Electric Vehicle Industry
Webinars
Helping HEV/EV Batteries Go the Distance and Stay Cool Under Pressure
What Can Structural Adhesives Do for You?
Adhesive and Thermal Interface Materials for Automotive Battery Assembly Webinar
Literature
BETAMATE™ Crash Durable Structural Adhesive for aftermarket repair
Structural Bonding of Lightweight Cars
BETAMATE™ Structural Bonding Adhesives
BETAMATE™ structural adhesives for commercial vehicles
BETAMATE™ Flex Structural Adhesives
Press Releases
Structural Adhesive Joining Solutions Enhance Lightweight Module Construction
DuPont Recognized by Altair Enlighten Awards, August 2020
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