Shear creep resistance of styrene–isoprene–styrene (SIS)‐based hot‐melt pressure‐sensitive adhesives

The effects of the properties of substrates and tackifier on the shear creep of SIS‐based HMPSAs were investigated. The holding power (t_b) and shear adhesion failure temperature (SAFT) were measured. The relationship between the complex viscosity and the holding power was examined. The holding power and SAFT values of the triblock SIS blends were higher than those of the diblock‐containing SIS blends, perhaps because blends using triblock SIS have higher crossover temperature and complex viscosity than those using diblock‐containing SIS. Higher levels of aromatic resin‐modified aliphatic tackifier and rosin ester were found to decrease the holding power of the HMPSAs. This maybe due to the fact that rosin ester and aromatic‐modified aliphatic resin are compatible with both the ends and midblocks of SIS. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 825–831, 2006     

Novel pyridinium photoinitiators and their applications for the ultraviolet crosslinking of acrylic pressure‐sensitive adhesives

The demand for ultraviolet (UV)‐crosslinkable pressure‐sensitive adhesives (PSAs) has rapidly been increasing. A variety of different PSAs containing new photoreactive pyridinium derivatives have been evaluated for their effectiveness in improving adhesion and cohesion in UV‐crosslinkable PSAs. PSAs have been evaluated with respect to the tack, peel adhesion, and shear strength. This article summarizes the breakthrough technology used to achieve better performances in UV‐crosslinkable acrylic PSAs. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2007     

TAM胶粘剂中铅镉汞铬砷有害元素的同时测定

研究了HF +HCl消解样品 ,试液用ICP -AES法同时测定TAM胶粘剂中铅、镉、汞、铬、砷的新方法。在选定的最佳条件下测铅、镉、汞、铬、砷的检出限分别为 0 .0 0 15、0 .0 0 0 8、0 .0 0 11、0 .0 0 17、0 .0 0 0 9μg·L- 1 ,回收率为 93 .5 %～ 10 8.3 % ,RSD为 0 .62 %～ 5 .65 %。该法准确、快速、简便 ,应用于TAM胶粘剂的测定 ,结果满意     

Study on the synthesis of thiirane

In this study, a thiirane resin was synthesized by the reaction of corresponding epoxy resin with KSCN. The synthetic conditions influencing the conversion of epoxy group were systematically investigated, such as the reaction temperature, reaction media, reaction time and the ratio of KSCN to epoxy group. It was found that the conversion of epoxy group increased with the increasing reaction temperature, improving the solubility of the mediate, extending reaction time, and the enhancing ratio of salt (KSCN) to epoxy group. Wherein, the reaction temperature and the ratio of the KSCN to epoxy group were more effective. For example, when the molar ratio of KSCN to epoxy group was equal to 2.0, the conversion of epoxy group got the maximum value, 0.65. In addition, the hot plate method was used to measure the gelling time of the resultant thiirane resin at different temperatures. It was found that the gelling time was reduced to 47–85% times as the corresponding epoxy resin depending on the conversion of the epoxy group, and the curing activation energy was diminished from 39 kJ/mol of epoxy resin to 17 kJ/mol. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 101: 4023–4027, 2006     

A Review of Certain Recent Work on the Durability of Aluminium Alloy Bonded with Epoxide and Phenolic Adhesives

Single lap joints of aluminium alloy, bonded with a number of structural adhesives, have been aged at 100% or 50% relative humidity (r.h.) at 50°C for up to 10000 hours. The adhesives used have included a simple epoxide and some modified phenolics and epoxides. Whilst joints are not significantly weakened on exposure at 50% r.h., significant weakening occurs at 100% rh. There is an initial fall in strength in the early stages of exposure, but after this period joints remain fairly stable, retaining approximately 40-60% of the strengths they had before exposure. Water diffusion coefficients in the adhesives have been obtained from experiments on the mass uptake of water by films of the adhesives. Water concentration profiles and overall levels of water in adhesive joints have been calculated from diffusion coefficients, and these show that the initial fall in strength is controlled by water diffusing through the adhesive layer. Joint strengths recover significantly when they are dried out. The behaviour of joints can be interpreted by there being ion-pairs at the interface. Water reduces the interionic force by raising the permittivity of the surroundings, and this is reversed when the water is removed.     

Adhesive Bonding of Oil-Contaminated Steel Substrates

Durability of adhesive bonds formed by curing epoxies against oil-contaminated steel substrates using amidoamine curing agents was determined during exposure to boiling water. The most durable bonds were obtained using amidoamine curing agents with relatively low amine numbers and by blending silane coupling agents such as γ-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (γ-GPS) and N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxy silane (AAMS) into the adhesives. When X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to characterize the failure surfaces of the adhesive joints after exposure to boiling water, it was determined that adhesives prepared using amidoamine curing agents with low amine numbers were able to displace the oil from the steel surface but adhesives prepared with amidoamine curing agents with high amine numbers were not. Results obtained from XPS also showed that the amino groups on the substrate fracture surfaces of joints prepared using curing agents with low amine numbers were protonated whereas the amino groups in the bulk adhesive were not, indicating that there was a chemical interaction between the curing agent and the hydrated surface of the substrate. It was also shown using infrared spectroscopy that the amidoamine curing agents formed salts with calcium compounds in the oil.     

改性聚醋酸乙烯酯乳液胶粘剂的研究进展

综述了国内外改性聚醋酸乙烯酯乳液胶粘剂的研究进展,并对聚醋酸乙烯酯乳液胶粘剂的改性研究提出了一些建议和展望。     

Shear Strength of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives and its Correlation to Mechanical Properties

Correlations between shear resistance and the mechanical properties of pressure sensitive adhesives are studied by measuring the deformation behaviour in the static and the dynamic shear test and determining the dynamic shear modulus of the adhesive. For polymers with low or moderate viscosities, the shear strain vs. time characteristics in a static shear test and, accordingly, the static shear strength, can be evaluated from the master curves of the dynamic shear modulus or the dynamic viscosity. The dynamic shear strength also can be calculated. These exact calculations cannot be applied to highly viscous or slightly crosslinked polymers. On the basis of the model experiments, empirical correlations between shear strength and the dynamic shear modulus are established which seem to be generally valid.     

Effect of adhesive‐coated glass fiber in natural rubber (NR), acrylonitrile rubber (NBR), and ethylene–propylene–diene rubber (EPDM) formulations. II. Effect of cyclic loading,abrasion, and accelerated aging

Treated glass fibers (RICS, 3 and 6 mm in length) were added at a concentrations of 10, 20, and 30 phr in natural rubber (NR), nitrile rubber (NBR), and ethylene–propylene–diene comonomer (EPDM) formulations, in both plain and carbon black mixes. The compounds were mixed in two‐roll mill and were evaluated for their resistance to hot‐air aging, abrasion, compression set, Goodrich heat buildup, De Mattia fatigue, and for NR mixes, adhesion in the tensile mode. The vulcanizates of the three rubbers showed resistance to hot‐air aging. Abrasion resistance was poor for NR, and it improved with carbon black addition in the presence of treated glass fiber in NBR. In carbon‐black‐added EPDM vulcanizates, the abrasion resistance and fatigue resistance were better. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 1124–1135, 2004     

Does morphology stick? Tailored particle morphologies by swelling polymerization process

Structured dispersion particles suitable for pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) were synthesized via swelling polymerization technique (EP 359562). Particles consisting of poly(n‐butyl acrylate) copolymerized with different types of carboxylic acids were used as seeds. The final particles were synthesized by swelling polymerization process, using 6 wt % styrene or 6 wt % methyl methacylate. The resulting particle morphology was analyzed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). From previous works (Coll Surf A 2001, 183–185, 725–737; J Appl Polym Sci 2004, 91, 2610–2623) where two‐step emulsion polymerization was used on similar particles, it is expected that the particle morphology is affected by the polarity of the monomer used for swelling polymerization because of the phase compatibility (thermodynamic parameter). In this work, the seed particles used were always of a glass transition temperature (T_g) below polymerization temperature. The diffusion of the growing polymer chains from the swelling polymerization is therefore mainly affected by their own T_g and the influence of the carboxy groups on the chain length of the entering radicals (kinetic parameter). The different morphologies of the single particles are discussed qualitatively. The effects of reaction parameters are compared with the results given in the previous work. The structure of the corresponding dispersion films was characterized using AFM. Correlations to macroscopic properties such as the cohesive strength and peel adhesion to different substrates are discussed. The results are also compared with the application properties of the corresponding unmodified particles, statistical copolymers, and to blends with small sized PMMA or PS particles. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 101: 1444–1455, 2006