Fast underwater bonding to polycarbonate using photoinitiated cyanoacrylate

dc.contributor.authorCloete, William Edward
dc.contributor.authorFocke, Walter Wilhelm
dc.contributor.emailwalter.focke@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-18T09:13:49Z
dc.date.available2011-02-18T09:13:49Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.description.abstractRapid 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.sponsorshipCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Researchen_US
dc.identifier.citationCloete, 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.issn0143-7496
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2010.01.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/15877
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rights© 2010 Elsevier Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectCyanoacrylatesen_US
dc.subjectDestructive testingen_US
dc.subjectThermal analysisen_US
dc.subjectCure/hardeningen_US
dc.subjectPlasticsen_US
dc.subject.lcshCyanoacrylatesen
dc.subject.lcshPolycarbonatesen
dc.subject.lcshPlastics at low temperaturesen
dc.titleFast underwater bonding to polycarbonate using photoinitiated cyanoacrylateen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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