"Alex Coleman" wrote in message
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On my rather old tube of 'regular' Araldite it says it is ok for metal.

If this is so then why would I ever use one of those 2-part adhesives
sold specially for metal? I mean the sort of thing that is usually
coloured grey and can often be bought in car accessory shops?

I need to glue an aluminium ring (about 1.5 inches diameter and about
4mm thick) to a plastic base. There will be some light to moderate
stressing of this arrangement when it is in use.

Araldite is not recommended for use where it may be subjected to a peel
stress.

I figured the Araldite was just fine for the plastic but what about the
metal?

Aluminium to aluminium is the base against which they compare all other
bonds in their data sheets.

Colin Bignell