TY - JOUR
T1 - Adhesive bonding via exposure to microwave radiation and resulting mechanical evaluation
AU - Paulauskas, Felix L.
AU - Meek, Thomas T.
AU - Warren, C. David
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Adhesive bonding/joining through microwave radiation curing has been evaluated as an alternative processing technology. This technique significantly reduces the required curing time for the adhesive while maintaining equivalent physical characteristics as the adhesive material is polymerized (crosslinked). This results in an improvement in the economics of the process. Testing of samples cured via microwave radiation for evaluation of mechanical properties indicated that the obtained values from the single lap-shear test are in the range of the conventionally cured samples. In general, the ultimate tensile strength, σB, for the microwave processed samples subjected to this single lap-shear test was slightly higher than for conventionally cured samples. This technology shows promise for being applicable to a wide range of high volume, consumer goods industries, where plastics and polymer composites will be processed.
AB - Adhesive bonding/joining through microwave radiation curing has been evaluated as an alternative processing technology. This technique significantly reduces the required curing time for the adhesive while maintaining equivalent physical characteristics as the adhesive material is polymerized (crosslinked). This results in an improvement in the economics of the process. Testing of samples cured via microwave radiation for evaluation of mechanical properties indicated that the obtained values from the single lap-shear test are in the range of the conventionally cured samples. In general, the ultimate tensile strength, σB, for the microwave processed samples subjected to this single lap-shear test was slightly higher than for conventionally cured samples. This technology shows promise for being applicable to a wide range of high volume, consumer goods industries, where plastics and polymer composites will be processed.
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U2 - 10.1557/proc-430-193
DO - 10.1557/proc-430-193
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0030399555
SN - 0272-9172
VL - 430
SP - 193
EP - 206
JO - Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
JF - Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
T2 - Proceedings of the 1996 MRS Spring Symposium
Y2 - 8 April 1996 through 12 April 1996
ER -