Controllable contact oxidation has been proved to be highly efficient for reaching a direct adhesive bond between polyolefines and steel [1, 2]. It is based on a complex of oxidative transformations catalytically affected by surface compounds of iron. By means of a skillful regulation of these processes it is possible to achieve a sufficient increase in the strength of adhesive boundary layers and, at the same time, an increase in interfacial bonding. From a comparatively wide selection of methods for regulation of Contact oxidation reactions in the presence of reactive polyfunctional compounds: isocyanates, silane derivatives, etc. [1] (which form links with oxygen-connecting groups of oxidized polymer and with active centers of the metal surface) are particularly signifcant to note. Nevertheless, our experience shows that the durability (including water-resistance) of adhesive joints achieved in this way is not quite sufficient. High water-resistance of adhesive joints of metals and curable epoxides is well-known. It has been proved [3] that two-link adhesives (TLA) in which curable epoxides act as components and provide a direct durable adhesive bond with steel could be very promising. The second component of TLA must serve as an intermediate agent which links together epoxide and polyolefine components. The purpose of this work is to find out further possibilities for making use of TLA to bind polyethylene with steel. Materials. The basic thermoplastic polyolefins used in the study were low-density polyethylene (PE) in a powder (average particle size is 0.150 ram) and pellet form (SU Standard 15803-02), as well as ethylenevinylacetate copolymer (EVAC) with a certain vinylacetate unit content, 12 % (SU Standard 11306-075) (see Table 1). Epoxides, bisphenol A epichlohydrin condensates, with a content of epoxy groups 22 and 8 % respectively, were used. The latter (hard epoxide, HE) was prepared by polycondensation of the former (E) with resorcinol in the presence of triethanolamine. Hexamethilendiamine (HMD) as curing agent of E was used. Additives used were: polysocianate (PIC), a mixture of diphenylmethandiisocianate and polysocianates, with polymerization degree from 2 to 5 (SU standard, D grade), chlorsulphonated polyethylene (HSPE) (content of C1 27%, S 2.4%) and melamine (MA) (as a cross-linking agent for HSPE). A cold-rolled steel (SU standard, grade 08kp) foil thickness 0.20 mm, surface roughness profilometry 1.8 ffm) as metal substrate was used. Adhesives. For laminated TLA liquid E containing 12.0 mass % of HMD was used. Dispersed TLA were prepared m two stages. First, a PE powder was mixed with a proper amount of 10% PIC solution in acetone (manually, 20 rain) and subsequently dried at room temperature. A modified PE powder was mixed then with a proper amount of powdered HE (average size of particles was 0.150 ram), To prepare ultradispersed TLA, necessary additives were mixed into a melted basic polyolefine (PE, EVAC) on microrolls with subsequent compression moulding of sheets between cellulose triacetate films at 130~ (thickness 1.0 mm). Tensile characteristics of adhesives were obtained using double-spade test specimens (length of main part 10 ram, width 5 mm, thickness 1.0 ram) at room temperature; deformation rate 50 mm/min (average value of 12 measurements). Values of glass-transition temperature for cured E were obtained using Mettler DSC at a heating rate 10~ Surface Treatment of Metal Substrate. Traditional electrochemical etching (sulfuric acid aqueous solution 200 g/liter; current density 1.0 A/dm2; 1.5 min at 70~ with subsequent passivation (aqueous solution of CrO 3, 1%; at 1 min at 55~ Finalizing activities were a careful rinsing with distilled hot water (80~ 1 b/dm z) and drying in warm air stream (60~ Adhesive joints (AJ) (metal-polymer and polymer metal; see also Fig. 3) were made by compression at 0.4 MPa, fixed temperature and time. Peel strength testing was carried out for strips of AJ (length and width are 10 ram) at a deformation rate 50 mm/min and peel angle 180 ~ (average value of 6-7 measurements).