在制造业中，与机械紧固相比，粘接的使用越来越多。汽车和航空航天行业在粘合剂验收方面处于领先地位。胶粘剂供应商通过生产新的快速固化和更高性能的材料来应对早期胶粘剂的局限性，从而提高了对胶粘剂的接受度。本文综述了几种主要新型胶粘剂的性能。具体来说，它回顾了新的环氧粘合剂、糊料、热熔和薄膜形式。此外，它还回顾了新型无底漆聚氨酯粘合剂和一类令人兴奋的新型粘合剂，即辐射固化粘合剂。

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