Adhesive Development for Military Bridging
Abstract
The objective of this effort was to develop a family of adhesives suited to structural bonding of U.S. Army bridge members. To be joined were: aluminum to aluminum, aluminum to composite, and composite to composite materials. The adhesives should be non-brittle, have high shear strength, high modulus, minimal change in strength and stiffness with relative humidity changes between -65 and 165 F. These structural properties should be retained after prolonged exposure to adverse environments. Processing characteristics were to include: at least one year shelf life, adequate work life, fast cure-to- handling, and insensitivity to minor processing errors. Base resins with hydrophobic properties and curatives with low-temperature reactivity were formulated using structure-property considerations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 08, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA231757
Entities
People
- Danute I. Basiulis
- Ephraim Catsiff
- Ralph D. Hermansen
- Stephen E. Lau
- William E. Elias
Organizations
- Hughes Aircraft Company