Plastic-metal assemblies enjoy an enduring bond with ISO standards

摘要

FOR the automotive and aerospace industries, saving weight is a top priority to reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel efficiency for environmental protection. Now, thanks to hybrid mixed materials such as plastic-metal assemblies, these industries can rise to the challenge. But how safe are these products? Are the materials efficient enough to guarantee people's safety? Tackling the problem head on, ISO has just published ISO 19095, a new series of standards that gives guidelines for evaluating the adhesion interface performance of plastic-metal assemblies. This is a big step as there were no international test standards on the subject and existing methods only apply to the measurement of adhesive properties between adherends of the same kind. Yet the performance of these new materials needs to be tested and assessed in an appropriate environment.