Mounting tabs & adhesives

Agar offers a range of temporary and permanent methods for sticking specimens to supports for viewing in the SEM.

Double sided sticky tapes
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As well as being convenient for general use in the laboratory this double sided adhesive tape can be used for attaching specimens to stubs when convenience overrides any requirements for a clean vacuum.
M-Bond 610 adhesive
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M-Bond 610 is a non-conductive, two-component, solvent-thinned epoxy-phenolic adhesive for high performance applications.
Loctite 460 sample bonding adhesive, 50g.
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Loctite® 460 is a fast curing, low odour, low viscosity glue which can be used as an alternative to wax for mounting samples on glass for TEM/FIB thinning.

Part no: AGG3204-50
Kapton plastic film tape
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Kapton® is a polyimide tape with a silicone adhesive backing which adheres well to difficult surfaces
Mikrostik non-conductive adhesive 14ml
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Fast drying, ultrathin clear adhesive suitable for mounting small particles which can be submerged in other adhesives.

Part no: AGG3793
Silver epoxy kit 14g
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Two part, electrically conductive silver epoxy suitable for mounting SEM samples.

Part no: AGG3349
Specimen mounting wax
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Thermoplastic wax ideal for fixing ceramics, glasses and semiconductor materials to specimen mounts for grinding, dimpling or ion beam thinning.
Polyimide film tape
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This is a 0.03mm thick polyimide film with silicone backing adhesive.
Copper spray
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Highly conductive, copper based spray suitable for shielding against electromagnetic interference, as well as to protect against electrostatic discharge.

Part no: AGG3721
Graphit '33' spray. 200ml
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Dry film graphite spray lubricant containing finely divided graphite.

Part no: AGG3689
Magic tape, 12mm x 66m
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Matt adhesive tape which becomes transparent when affixed.

Part no: AGG3329
Tempfix 15g
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A temperature sensitive adhesive which may be applied to a heated stub to yield a sticky surface for holding specimens.

Part no: AGG3305