A substance used to join two materials together, by chemical or mechanical action Generally applied as a liquid, or as a solid activated by heat or pressure A desirable characteristic of adhesives used in conservation is reversibility
A substance capable of holding materials together by surface attachment Various descriptive adjectives are used with the term adhesive to indicate certain characteristics: physical (liquid adhesive, tape adhesive), chemical type (silicate adhesive, resin adhesive), materials bonded (paper adhesive), and conditions of use (hot-set adhesive)
A substance used to bond two substances together by surface attachment Examples are resins, formaldehyde, glue, paste, cement, putty and polyvinyl resin emulsions Silicates act as adhesives in the formation of paper fiber drums and tubes
A material capable of bonding one surface to another Adhesives are used in the plastics industry to join a plastic article to another article of (a) the same plastic, (b) a different plastic, or (c) a nonplastic material
A sticky material or glue that adheres two surfaces Construction uses include adhering tile to subflooring or sealing joints between trusses and roof decking
Applying a pressure sensitive vinyl to the surface of an awning This can be done through the process of eradication, painting or welding (heat sealing)
A substance capable of holding two materials together by surface attachment In the handbook, the term is used specifically to designate structural adhesives, those which produce attachments capable of transmitting significant structural loads