摘要 |
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a method of making a metal part assembly, the method comprising: - providing a first metal part and a second metal part wherein at least one of the first and second metal part comprises a metal panel; - providing an adhesive sheet having a first portion near a first end of the adhesive sheet and a second portion near a second end opposite to the first end of the adhesive sheet, the adhesive sheet comprising a thermosettable composition that comprises a mixture of a first and second epoxy compound and an epoxy curing agent, wherein the first epoxy compound has a weight average molecular weight of at least 1000 g/mol and has an amount of epoxy groups of between 5 and 10 mole% and the second epoxy compound has a weight average molecular weight of not more than 400 g/mol and wherein the weight ratio of first to second epoxy compound is between 0.8 and 4; - adhering said first and second metal part together such that the adhesive sheet is provided between said first and second metal part thereby forming a metal joint; and heating the metal joint so as to cause thermosetting of the thermosettable composition of the adhesive sheet. |