The most common way in which strain gages are attached to measured objects is by bonding.

HBM adhesives meet the following requirements:

• transmission, as much as possible without loss, of the deformations of the measured object to the strain gages
• stable behaviour across a temperature and strain range which is as wide as possbile
• strain gage and measured object must not be chemically attacked.

Your criteria for adhesive selection should be:

• application temperature
• material of your workpiece and recommendations for the relevant strain gage
• requirements for long-term stability and reproducibility