Short description
Discussing the subject from first principles, this text explores aspects of surface chemistry and physics, and goes on to consider the chemistry of adhesives, the engineering design of joints and the problem of attaining an adequate service life from bonded joints.
Review
The author is to be congratulated on having achieved a comprehensive and perceptive treatment of the current status of the subject, within a volume of moderate size...this book can be recommended to anyone who has more than a superficial interest in the field, including specialists who wish to understand the significance of recent work in areas outside their own. - Journal of Adhesion; ...a wealth of tables, ghraphs and photos to support the text, and each chapter has extensive formulations...an essential reference text...an excellent source book for those wishing to learn more than the basics of adhesive technology...VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! - Adhesives and Sealants Newsletter
Table of contents
- Interfacial contact
- Mechanisms of adhesion
- Surface pretreatments
- Hardening of the adhesive
- Mechanical behaviour of adhesive joints
- Fracture mechanics of adhesive joints
- The service life of adhesive joints