Sealant/adhesive for watertight paraffin oil container

[Syarifadam]

Dear all,

I am currently looking for the best adhesive/sealant for a watertight aluminium container. The container is filled with paraffin oil and is kept at low temperature within range -5degC to 5 degC. Previously I used epoxy based adhesive (araldite) to seal the container opening but it still leak.
I am very appreciate if any of you can advise or suggest me a better sealant that suits the application.

Thank you.

 

[MikeHalloran]

Go open a can of beer and drain the contents.

Now carefully section the top/shell joint, and try to deduce its design parameters. Note that such cans are produced by the billions, and have a pretty low failure rate.

Consider the possibility that your joint design is not sufficient to allow _any_ adhesive to work.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[Syarifadam]

What do you meant by that?

 

[Syarifadam]

This container is just a small rectangle box with small opening at the top. As the other side it is properly welded.

 

[MikeHalloran]

You used an adhesive that has a good track record.
The stated environment is benign.

Therefore, if you got a failure, the fault lies in:
- your process
- your preparation
OR
- your joint design.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[Syarifadam]

I am asking to get idea and opinion,not unsupportive blame. If you dont want to give opinion, just leave it be

 

[MintJulep]

Adhesives bond two things together.

In this context an opening is not a thing.

 

[CoryPad]

Looks like you need a flexible adhesive or adhesive sealant. Here is a link to one potential vendor:

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...sives-Tapes/Adhesive-Sealants?N=5510818&rt=c3