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Air-plasma pre-treatment for polypropylene automotive bumpers
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Guild, F. J., Green, M. D., Stewart, R. and Goodship, Vannessa (2008) Air-plasma pre-treatment for polypropylene automotive bumpers. Journal of Adhesion, Volume 84 (Number 6). pp. 530-542. doi:10.1080/00218460802161574
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00218460802161574
Abstract
The effect of forced air-plasma pre-treatment, Lectro-treat (TM), on polypropylene has been investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), angle-resolved XPS (AR-XPS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The pre-treatment process is found to induce both surface chemistry changes and topographical changes. The parameters of the pre-treatment process can be optimised from these observations. The Lectro-treat pre-treatment process has been used for adhesive bonding of a demonstrator component: a bumper assembly. The adhesively bonded bumpers performed successfully in standard automotive tests.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Automobiles -- Bumpers -- Design and construction, Atomic force microscopy, Polypropylene, Finishes and finishing, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Adhesion | ||||
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Inc. | ||||
| ISSN: | 0021-8464 | ||||
| Official Date: | June 2008 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 84 | ||||
| Number: | Number 6 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 13 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 530-542 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/00218460802161574 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Funder: | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Great Britain. Dept. of Trade and Industry (DTI) |
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