Fast underwater bonding to polycarbonate using photoinitiated cyanoacrylate
dc.contributor.author | Cloete, William Edward | |
dc.contributor.author | Focke, Walter Wilhelm | |
dc.contributor.email | walter.focke@up.ac.za | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-02-18T09:13:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-02-18T09:13:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-06 | |
dc.description.abstract | Rapid underwater bonding of clear polycarbonate to metal or plastic substrates at temperatures approaching 0 °C was studied. Bonding was achieved within minutes using ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate gel cured using the photoinitiator (dibenzoylferrocene) with a blue-LED light source. The optimum initiator concentration varied from 0.3% to 0.1 wt % for adhesive films 0.5 to 1.2 mm thick, respectively. The polymerisation rate shows a negative temperature dependence making it highly suitable for cold environments. The ultimate shear strength of the bonds was temperature independent and ranged from 1 MPa for metallic to 5 MPa for plastic substrates, respectively. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Cloete, WE & Focke, WW 2010, 'Fast underwater bonding to polycarbonate using photoinitiated cyanoacrylate', International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 191-254. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01437496] | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0143-7496 | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2010.01.002 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15877 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. | en_US |
dc.subject | Cyanoacrylates | en_US |
dc.subject | Destructive testing | en_US |
dc.subject | Thermal analysis | en_US |
dc.subject | Cure/hardening | en_US |
dc.subject | Plastics | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Cyanoacrylates | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Polycarbonates | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Plastics at low temperatures | en |
dc.title | Fast underwater bonding to polycarbonate using photoinitiated cyanoacrylate | en_US |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_US |