Mounting tabs & adhesives

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

Conducting carbon cement (Leit-C)
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This is a suspension of very fine conducting carbon particles in a volatile carrier, suitable for forming conducting bonds between specimens and stubs.
Leit-C Plast conductive adhesive paste
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A conductive plasticine like material that can be used to mount larger specimens on SEM stubs.
Conductive silver pen
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Silver pen suitable for affixing samples to SEM stubs, making instant conductive traces.
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
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
QuickStick temporary mounting wax, Pack of 20
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QuickStick is a temporary mounting wax, with a melting point of 135°C, used to bond samples during processing.

Part no: AGB7259
Anti-static spray 400ml
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Aerosol spray which can be applied to non-conducting specimens, enabling them to be examined uncoated at low resolution in the SEM.

Part no: AGG3301
Glue pen for mounting SEM samples. 10g
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Fibre tip pen dispensing an all purpose glue, useful for mounting particulate samples on SEM stubs.

Part no: AGG3112
Graphit '33' spray. 200ml
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Dry film graphite spray lubricant containing finely divided graphite.

Part no: AGG3689
EPO-TEK H20E epoxy, 28g
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EPO-TEK^® H20E is a two component, silver filled, epoxy system consisting of a silver resin paste and a silver resin hardener.

Part no: AGG3040
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