Handbook of adhesives and surface preparation
Subtitle: technology, applications and manufacturing
By: edited by Sina Ebnesajjad
Contributors: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Series: PDL handbook series
Publisher: William Andrew/Elsevier; William Andrew
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9781437744613
Subjects: Adhesives; Dental adhesives
Description: The Applied Handbook of Adhesives provides a thoroughly practical survey of all aspects of adhesives technology from selection and surface preparation to industrial applications and health and environmental factors. The resulting handbook is a hard-working reference for a wide range of engineers and technicians working in the adhesives industry and a variety of industry sectors that make considerable use of adhesives. Particular attention is given to adhesives applications in the automotive, aerospace, medical, dental and electronics sectors. A handbook that truly focuses on the applied aspects of adhesives selection and applications: this is a book that won't gather dust on the shelf Provides practical techniques for rendering materials surfaces adhearable Sector-based studies explore the specific issues for automotive & aerospace, medical, dental and electronics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction and adhesion theories; title: Introduction to surface preparation and adhesion; title: Surface tension and its measurement; title: Surface and material characterization techniques; title: Material surface preparation techniques; title: Surface preparation of metals; title: Surface preparation of thermoplastics, thermosets, and elastomers; title: Characteristics of adhesive materials; title: Heat-resistant adhesives; title: UV-radiation curing of adhesives; title: Adhesives for special adherends; title: Adhesives for electronics; title: Adhesives for aerospace structures; title: Adhesives for medical and dental applications; title: Adhesion promoters.