Benefits of Loctite Threadlocker Adhesives | Applied

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Loctite^® Keeps Threaded Fasteners in Their Place

The threaded fastener continues to annoy maintenance crews with its tendency to come undone, but solutions do exist.

Invented, 50 years ago by Loctite Corporation, now Henkel Corporation, this revolutionary method to lock and seal threaded fasteners with liquid anaerobic adhesives has found worldwide acceptance.

Suited for a wide range of applications from delicate electronic components to heavy industrial equipment, LOCTITE^®threadlockers have dramatically increased the reliability of threaded assemblies:

• Lock nuts and bolts against vibration and thermal expansion
• Seal against corrosion and leakage
• Reduce inventory costs
• Suitable for all shapes and sizes of fasteners
• Act as a thread lubricant
• Maintain critical adjustments of the assembly
• No on-torque adjustments needed
• High chemical resistance

Added Value for Industrial Operations

• Threaded fasteners are employed primarily to clamp objects together using tension
• The actual cause of loosening is side-sliding or shifting of the threads
• Anaerobic threadlockers can provide short-term, long-term and even permanent tightening when necessary
• Chemical threadlockers "cure to a tough, solid state" and "resist most solvents"
• Solid threadlockers provide portability and cleanliness for maintenance crews

Applications & Compatibility

Liquid threadlockers lock and sometimes seal threaded components without changing fastener characteristics or altering torque-tension relationships
They perform effectively on fasteners and threaded assemblies of any type and size (in any kind of equipment)
Solid sticks are suited for overhead applications and hard-to-reach areas

Installation & Maintenance

• Liquid threadlockers cure to a tough / solid state when activated by a combination of contact with metal and lack of air
• Larger clearances between mating surfaces require more product
• Low and medium strength grades can be removed with common hand tools while high strength grades can be removed by applying heat for a specific time