In this work a new non-structural adhesive based on a high styrene content SBR copolymer (SBR-53) was developed. This new product is intended to be used in the furniture segment, to replace the chloroprene rubber (CR-M) adhesive, whose base polymer is imported. Different adhesive formulations were developed specifically for the furniture industry, and the performance of the elastomer SBR-53 was compared to that of commercial elastomers SBR-23 (low-styrene traditional SBR ) and CR-M, as for solution stability, viscosity and mechanical properties.
Adhesives; adhesion properties; butadiene-styrene copolymers
