Improving Adhesion Performance between Low Surface Tension Composite and Dissimilar Substrates

摘要

The growing demand for high performance plastic components for automobile, aerospace, medical and electronic applications has made the job of formulating paints, adhesives and coatings more challenging. Composite plastics having low surface energies but which deliver high-strength, low-weight performance are becoming more prevalent. Adhesion to the surfaces of these composites, as well as between dissimilar high performance materials, is being solved by atmospheric pretreatment technologies. This paper links specific atmospheric surface pretreatment improvements in adhesion to an array of composite and dissimilar materials.