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Araldite 2011: curing schedule: 10 h @23 C.  This proved strongest.  It is a better thermal conductor than the 3M tape but not as good as Stycast.

Stycast 2850FT: 24 h @ 25C.  Tests were not totally conclusive but this glue appears to be most fragile. It is also the best thermal conductor.

3M 9461P (double side adhesive tape):  requires thermal cycling to set?  This tape is also used by the NA62 experiment.  The stress tests showed that the sample moved under stress during the first week but then stabilized.

 

Overall conclusions.

"Irradiated samples of all three adhesives, Stycast 2850FT, Araldite 2011 and 3M 9461P have shown no displacement under a shear force of 10 N, which is more than sufficient for the VELO upgrade."

They suggest possibly mixing dots of Araldite and Stycast, to achieve strength (from araldite) and better thermal conductivity from stycast.