HOW WOULD YOU LIKE to drive or ride in a car that's glued together? Chances are, you may already be doing so. On Sept. 8, 2014, The Wall Street Journal informed its readers, "Super Glues Are the Secret to Making Cars Lighter." 3M, the company best known for its yellow Post-it notes, is a major player in the business of automotive adhesives. In the section of its site dedicated to automotive lightweighting, it writes, "Did you know that some of today's vehicles contain more than 500 linear feet of adhesive? This is nearly 15 times more adhesive than was used in a vehicle in 2001. There is no question when it comes to lightweight vehicle design, new materials need new methods for joining them together ... Adhesives are playing a larger role in ensuring that engineers can put these materials together without the worry of corrosion, different melting points, or thermal expansion."
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