Structural adhesives yɛ ade a ɛyɛ den-adhesives (compressive strength > 65 MPa, steel-to-steel tensile bond strength > 30 MPa, shear strength > 18 MPa), a ɛtumi gyina nnesoa a emu yɛ duru ano, na ɛko tia onyin, ɔbrɛ, ne nsɛe. Wɔda adwumayɛ a ɛyɛ pintinn adi wɔ wɔn nkwa nna a wɔhwɛ kwan no nyinaa mu na wɔfata sɛ wɔde bɛkyekyere adan no mu nneɛma a wɔde ahoɔden kɛse ahyɛ mu.
Nnua a ɛnyɛ-nsuo a wɔde nkata so no wɔ ahoɔden a ɛba fam na ɛnyɛ den, na wobetumi de adi dwuma ama nkabom a ɛyɛ mpapahwekwa, bere tiaa mu nkitahodi, nsɔano, ne nea wɔde besiesie nkutoo; wontumi mfa nni dwuma mfa nkyekyere nneɛma a ɛwɔ ɔdan no mu.
Structural adhesives yɛ kɛseɛ-ahoɔden, peel-resistant, impact-resistant, na ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔde bɛhyɛ. Wɔde kyekyere nneɛma a ɛte saa ara anaa ɛnsɛ te sɛ dade, dɔte, plastic, rɔba, ne nnua. Wobetumi asi akwan a wɔfa so de nkitahodi a wɔtaa fa so te sɛ welding, riveting, ne bolting ananmu fã bi. Adwennwen nkyekyɛmu wɔ bonding surface no yɛ pɛ, a ɔhyew-a ɛka beae anaasɛ afã horow no deformation biara nni mu.
Wɔde nneɛma a wɔde nkata ɔdan ho di dwuma kɛse wɔ mfiridwuma mu, titiriw de hyɛ nneɛma a ɛwom no den, wɔde hyɛ mu, wɔde kyekyere nneɛma ho, na wɔde siesie; te sɛ dade a ɛka bom, carbon fiber a ɛka bom, rebar a wɔde si hɔ, mpaapaemu a wɔhyɛ mu den ne nea wɔde hyɛ mu, tokuru a wosiesie, kwan so nsɔe a wɔde kyekyere, ɔfasu ho banbɔ, ne kɔnkrit a wɔde kyekyere.