FM 1696

ISO 9001:2000

PRODUCT DATA
Date: March 2006 Code: A00080/24

GLASTICORD RANGE
NON-SETTING PREFORMED SEALING STRIPS

Formulated to cover a wide range of applications in the Automotive industry, the products within the Glasticord range vary principally in their degree
of softness, surface tack and resilience, but all are suitable for gap filling and sealing applications to give dust-proof and watertight seals.

The range is comprised of the following products:

305 is a general-purpose grade of low resilience but with good load bearing properties
310 is used as a general purpose grade in the automotive industry
400 has excellent surface tack, moulding and trimming properties with low resilience
440 is a tough product with moderate rubber content
450 has the highest rubber content and exhibits high surface tack and resilience
935 is a general-purpose product with a higher rubber content than 305
P61 has high tack and excellent load bearing properties

Features Directions for use

IMPORTANT
• The range provides an answer for all situations
• Resistant to water, common salt and ethylene glycol Before embarking on any work involving the use of a Glasticord
• Does not embrittle or lose adhesion at temperatures down to product, the separate Safety Data Sheet should be carefully studied
minus 40°C by those carrying out the work.
• Will withstand paint stoving oven temperatures without slumping
• Can be overpainted with cellulose, oil-based or stoving enamel Application
paints Where possible, surfaces should be clean and dry, however the
• Controlled quantity of sealant applied products in this range will tolerate a light coating of dust or oil. With
some highly absorbent trim materials, staining may occur. These
• Little or no clean up required
products are designed for use in joints that will be mechanically fixed
• No special application equipment required
such that they are held in compression.
Shelf life/storage If stored in original sealed
Precautions in Use
containers in dry conditions at a
temperature no greater than 20°C,
For health and safety instruction, first aid measures and spillage and
the products will retain
disposal instructions, see separate health and safety data sheet for
satisfactory performance
the Glasticord product.
characteristics indefinitely.
Good stock rotation is
recommended since minor
changes in handling
characteristics can occur in
product more than 12 months old

Properties and
test conditions
Units EVO-STIK GLASTICORD
305 310 400 440 450 935 P61
Grey/
Colour Black Grey Grey Black Grey Off-white
Black
Density g/cm³ 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8
Butyl/ Butyl/
Polyiso-
Rubber Base Butyl Butyl Polyiso- Butyl Polyiso- Butyl
butylene
butylene butylene
Softness
100g needle 1/10mm 80 60 85 55 75 70 50
25°C

This Product Data Sheet covers just one of a large range of products supplied by Bostik Limited. Full information on these products and advice on application is freely available from our fully trained staff throughout the
country. In addition, specialist technical advice is available from our Technical Services Department. This Product Data Sheet supersedes all previous technical information on this product, and users of it are cautioned to
ensure that it is the current issue. Destroy all previous Product Data Sheets, and if any doubt, contact Bostik Limited, quoting the code number in the top right hand corner on the front of this document. This leaflet is for
general guidance only and may contain inappropriate information under particular conditions of use. The company cannot accept any responsibility for loss or damage that may result from the use of this information, due
to the possibility of variations of processing or working conditions and of workmanship outside our control. Users are advised to confirm the suitability of this product by their own tests.

Bostik Limited, Common Road, Stafford, ST16 3EH, England Tel: +44 (0)1785 272727 Fax: +44 (0)1785 257898 www.bostik.co.uk

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