Feasibility of Using Fluorescent Materials in Product Assurance Applications and for Locating Adhesive Bond Fractures

Abstract

A number of adhesives, coatings, polymers, fluorescent pigments, brighteners, and solvents were surveyed to determine if they are fluorescent, and if so, which wavelengths of light excite them and at which wavelength they emit light. Practical uses of fluorescence are catalogued. The advantages of using fluorescent examination are shown and suggestions are made for its use in quality control applications and in investigating failed adhesive bonds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA055979

Entities

People

  • Carolyn A. L. Westerdahl
  • J. Richard Hall

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesives
  • Alcohols
  • Alkenes
  • Assembly Lines
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Films
  • Fluorescence
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Methanols
  • Organic Materials
  • Plastics
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Quality Control
  • Resins
  • Security

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.