Naturally, adhesives are the next go-to, but ensuring a secure metal-wood connection can be tricky. Unless lacquered, wood is ...

A super strong glue from a company called 3M was tested to see how much weight it could hold. The ends of two metal rods were glued together using 3M glue called Scotch-Weld Instant Adhesive. The rods ...

The Single-Lap-Joint Shear Test is a standard way to test the strength of glue to hold together two pieces of metal when they are being pulled apart. Here, we’ll do a version using two Popsicle sticks ...

This is due to the increased positive charge on the metal ion and the increased number of electrons that are delocalised, resulting in stronger bonding.