A synthetic resin adhesive with or without a film carrier fabric, usually of the thermosetting type, in the form of a thin film of resin, used under heat and pressure as an interleaf in the production of bonded structures. Index adhesive strength Strength of the bond between an adhesive and an adherend. The location at which two adherends or substrates are held together with a layer of adhesive. The general area of contact for a bonded structure. A substance capable of holding two materials together by surface attachment.
Adhesive can be in film, liquid, or paste form.
The addition and homogeneous dispersion of discrete components before cure. The adhesion of the molecules of gases, dissolved substances, or liquids in more or less concentrated form, to the surfaces of solids or liquids with which they are in contact. A concentration of a substance at a surface or interface of another substance. Also used in flooring or as a surface medium. Index aging The effect on materials of exposure to an environment for an interval of time.