EFFECTS OF SURFACE TREATMENTS ON BONDING TO POLYETHYLENE WITH VARIOUS TYPE ADHESIVES

Abstract

Six surface treatments were investigated to determine what benefits they afforded in adhesive bonding to polyethylene. Three different types of polymeric adhesive systems--epoxy, polyester, and nitrile-phenolic--were used with each surface treatment in order to make a better assessment of the treatment and to determine if the same relative results were obtainable within each adhesive system. Best overall bonds were obtained with the epoxy adhesive. In all cases, the surface treatments used prior to bonding resulted in improved bond strengths over the untreated control. The effectiveness of the surface treatments tested, in descending qualitative order, are as follows: Flame treated; Acid treated, rinsed, acetone dried; Acid treated, rinsed, wiped and air dried at 23C; Acid treated, rinsed, oven dried at 71C; Acid treated, rinsed, oven dried at 90C; Sanded.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0660276

Entities

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  • A. Devine
  • E. Duda
  • M. Bodnar
  • W. Bodnar

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  • Picatinny Arsenal

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesive Bonding
  • Adhesives
  • Alkenes
  • Bonding
  • Chemistry
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Electrical Properties
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Free Energy
  • High Density
  • Injection Molding
  • Load Cells
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Polyesters
  • Surface Finishing

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