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History of Crestomer Adhesives
How has the use of Crestomer Structural
Adhesives in marine applications
developed?
Mark Cooper & Les Norwood
UK Minesweeper
• Development Period 1978 – 1982
• Vosper Thorneycroft
• Fulmer Research
– Bashford & C.S. Smith
• Crestomer 1152PA for Top Hat Stiffeners
• Equivalent performance to mechanical
fixing
• No damage after shock explosion
Shock Trials for Minesweeper
Swedish Institute
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Mid-1980’s – Olsson
Oksoy Minesweeper (Norwegian Navy)
Crestomer 1196PA for bonding foam cores
Bonding foam cores together
Bonding foam cores to GRP laminates
Visby Corvette (Swedish Navy)
Crestomer 1152PA for bulkhead to hull fillet
joints
Norwegian Minesweeper
(Crestomer 1196PA)
Visby Corvette
(Crestomer 1152PA)
DCN La Fayette – French
Navy Frigate
• 1988 to 2001 - Crestomer 1152PA to bond
GRP deck to steel hull
• Design change
following Falklands
War led to GRP
decks and
superstructures
Southampton University, UK
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Shenoi et al. – Many papers published
Late 1980’s / Early 1990’s
Driven by Vosper Thorneycroft
Joint design without over-lamination or
minimal over-lamination
• Requires suitable adhesive – Crestomer
1152PA