Flexible bond b/w Two Steel Plates

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Hiwe have an application where we have to join two steel plates ,which flex with a pressure of 2 Bar.We cannot use welding because the area is highly inflammable.What adhesive do we use to achieve the same?we have tried using epoxies.please helpregdssanjay
Reply:You should really contact someone like 3M. Be ready to identify whatever makes the environment "highly inflammable" as that may also have an effect on whatever bonding agent you use. http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/About/3M/
Reply:2 bar works out to about 30 psi if I remember right. I would look at urethane rubbers and adhesives myself as opposed to epoxy. Theres not enough info given to answer the question really.You might check with these companies.http://www.smooth-on.com/http://www.polytek.com/cart/I've used their pourable urethane rubbers  and silicone's to do a variety of things over the years. They may have a product that will do what you want or suggest someone who can.Last edited by DSW; 10-11-2009 at 12:26 AM..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:thanks for your help
Reply:Bolted joint with flexible membrane.   Many companies can furnish a urethane rubber covered fabric material for the flexible joint.  Michelin, Goodyear, Firestone, 3M (mentioned).  Depends on how much you want to pay for special designed seal.
Reply:JB weld. I joke I joke I kid I kid.
Reply:You kid but with a piece of mesh over the jont and then JB weld, it would probably hold if it was done on both sides. I personaly would use a screen mesh and good ol' Seal All glue on both sides. I think it would work fine.
Reply:There is a solution for your problem, you can bond and debond (release) two plates by a new technology named OPTO-ACT, you can find it at MTS-RND, the web site is :    www.mts-rnd.com
Reply:Thanks Every One