High Temperature Adhesive

[Tigger]

Folks,

I need to repair the plastic lid of a steamer, standard epoxy resins only go up to 65 - 70'C and whilst I know the lid of the steamer probably won't hit 100'C, I'm not convinced it would be long before it gave in and it would also exclude it from being put in the dishwasher.

I had a trawl on t'internet for high temp plastic adhesive and then a search on this wonderful forum for the same and didn't really get anywhere.  Bond-IT 7050 (from the USA) was all the great WWW could come up with and I can't find a UK seller and there was nothing on here that I could find.  I've also got to bear in mind that I might be able to buy a new lid cheaper than buying a specialist adhesive.

So.......

Anybody out there got any ideas?

Thanks,

Ian.

[djh]

There are high temperature cyanoacrylates, e.g. http://www.permabondllc.com/TDS/801_TDS.pdf

You could also try calling an adhesives manufacturer.

[Tigger]

Thanks djh, as usual my web trawling was not up to scratch.

I found a UK supply of Permabond 801 but sadly a small bottle (20g) will cost me £23.44 and I could buy a new steamer for £20 which just reinforces my worry that buying a new lid (or steamer) will be cheaper than the repair.

I know I could buy it knowing I'll find another use but with a shelf life of only 12 months, I'm pushing my luck.

I'll get in touch with Permabond and see what they say.

Thanks,

Ian.

[Ivan]

Why not use standard silicone. Silicone sealant was invented primarily as a bonding agent, but then found popularity as a sealant. It's good for 200C.

[Tigger]

Agh, I gave in last night and went for standard epoxy in the hope that the lid will never get too hot


Thanks anyway Ivan, if the epoxy resin fails then I'll do my best to clean it off and try the silicon sealant instead