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How is this advantageous over gluing?

• deweller 8y ago
  From the article: > At the moment, equipment and products that involve glass and metal are often held together by adhesives, which are messy to apply and parts can gradually creep, or move. Outgassing is also an issue - organic chemicals from the adhesive can be gradually released and can lead to reduced product lifetime.
  • blattimwind 8y ago
    On the other hand glass has been glued to metal in e.g. optical assemblies for a long, long time and those joints rarely if ever fail.
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• hprotagonist 8y ago
  adhesives break down, outgas, and leach degradation components into their environments when heated above their safe operating range. presumably this is going to be very handy for high temperature applications.