Material surface preparation techniques

Surface treatment and preparation for adhesive bonding is complex because of the material-specific nature of the required methods. This chapter and the next two are arranged in a comprehensive fashion to facilitate learning and referral. This chapter is devoted to delineating in a general manner the surface preparation and treatment techniques. Emphasized is the method instead of the specific material (adherend). Proceeding chapters focus on material-specific surface treatment processes and conditions for metallic and plastic/elastomer substrates, respectively. 

Chapter 5 is organized to separate the sections for metallic and nonmetallic (plastics and elastomers) materials. Sections 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5 describe the surface treatment techniques of metals and Section 5.6 describes those of plastics and elastomers. Fluo-roplastics are extremely difficult to treat and to adhere. They have been treated as a special case and are covered in Section 5.7. In Section 5.7, methods to assess the effectiveness of surface treatment are covered. Finally, Section 5.8 looks at the important topic of treatment age, which may affect bond strength and durability. 

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TTiis chapter has been adapted from Material Surface Preparation Techniques in Surface Treatment of Materials for Adhesion Bonding, S. Ebnesajjad C.F. Ebnesajjad 2006 Elsevier Inc. 

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