LOCTITE® 278
Features and Benefits
This green, high strength, medium-viscosity threadlocking adhesive prevents unwanted movement, loosening, leaks and corrosion. It has high temperature resistance and cures through light coatings of corrosion-prevention oils and cutting fluids without prior cleaning.
When you need your assemblies to be vibration resistant with no unwanted movement, loosening, leaks or corrosion, consider LOCTITE® 278. This green, high strength, medium-viscosity threadlocker has a fixture time on steel and brass of 20 minutes, and on stainless steel of 60 minutes. It is able to cure through light coatings of corrosion-prevention oils and cutting fluids without needing to clean the surfaces prior to applications, withstands high temperatures up to 200°C (392°F), and has proven capable of providing breakaway torque on M10 bolts of 42 Nm.
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Technical Information
| Applications | Threadlocking |
| Chemical basis / base | Methacrylate |
| Color | Green |
| Fixture time | 20.0 - 60.0 min. |
| Recommended for use with | Metal: brass, Metal: steel, Metal: steel - stainless steel |
| Viscosity, Brookfield - RVT, @ 25.0 °C Spindle 6, speed 100 rpm | 2400.0 - 3600.0 mPa·s (cP) |
LOCTITE® 278
This green, high strength, medium-viscosity threadlocking adhesive prevents unwanted movement, loosening, leaks and corrosion. It has high temperature resistance and cures through light coatings of corrosion-prevention oils and cutting fluids without prior cleaning.