The issue is not the use of modern structural adhesives. When used properly these adhesives are as strong or stronger than welds or mechanical fasteners. The issue could be one of the following: which structural adhesive they use, the preparation of the surfaces or the design of the surfaces that did not facilitate the proper bonding between parts.
Think you meant manufacturing, not engineering ?
No, I meant engineering. No amount of manufacturing expertise can overcome bad design and engineering.
Adhesive selection is fine with correct preparation when used with steel/ stainless steel. So main possibility is improper prep at manufacturing. Especially given the images of failures showing adhesive failure not cohesive.
The absolute most wonderful thing about a forum like this is you get people arguing about the most esoteric things. They’ll argue with you, even though they not doing the research or they’re blissfully unaware of your background when you make statements. This is a great example of that.
Hmmmm, apparently ?
Dude- oh my gosh. Let it go. Go do some housework or clean the film off on the inside of our massive windshields. Find something else to do here (other than googling the properties of structural adhesive or mechanical fasteners… Stay away from that. ?)
Why don't you provide a technical explanation as to why he is wrong?
Holy shit! This is so interesting to me. OK here’s my explanation… Gremlins.
Well some of us have inquiring minds and like to know technical answers to problems. You basically said "It could be anything but I'll call it engineering" which is less than informative. I'd suggest that if you have nothing helpful to offer you might want to take your own advice and "get a life and just let this go".
Done and ignored going forward
You’re probably right.
