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Tons of Loctite adhesive used in Sagrada Familia's central towers

henkel.com

21 points by melenaboija a day ago · 2 comments

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amluto a day ago

Fun.

For people like me who made an incorrect assumption, the adhesive in question is a two-component epoxy:

https://www.henkel-adhesives.com/ae/en/product/structural-ad...

It is not the single-component anaerobic thread locking adhesive that many readers are probably more familiar with under the “Loctite” brand. I was wondering how even a large structure like Sagrada Família managed to use literal tons of thread sealant :)

adt a day ago

>In total, 24 tons of Loctite adhesive have been used, with around 30 kilograms applied per panel on average. The six central towers comprise 826 panels...

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