ISSN:
0142-2421
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Surface contamination is one of the most insidious factors affecting adhesive bond performance and, hence, reliability of bonded structures. Sources of contamination are widespread and include primary materials, secondary materials, equipment, human operators, adjacent processes and the atmosphere. A successful approach to solving contamination problems involves the identification of the contamination and its source, establishment of the level of contamination that degrades the given bond, development of a plan to correct the problem and prevent contamination from occurring again, and subsequent verification of adequate substrate cleanlines prior to bonding. This generic approach is discussed and examples are cited to illustrate its use.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sia.740200507
