[Public-List] Epoxy failure [was Steam bending Teak]

[Robert Kirk]

>Have you heard of any instances of failure due to creep of epoxy in
>sailboat construction or repair?

Haven't heard of anything, but I doubt if there's much use of epoxy 
adhesive in loaded structural  things during boat construction, in today's 
fiberglass boats. But, it's certain that it does creep under load, so I 
just wouldn't use it to glue highly stressed laminated beams together and 
expect them to retain their shape over many years... Bob


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