Adhesion Studies of Fluoropolymers |
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Authors: | D. M. Brewis I. Mathieson I. Sutherland R. A. Cayless |
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Affiliation: | a Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, UKb BP Research, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, UK |
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Abstract: | A comparative study of the treatment of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and poly(vinyl fluoride) (PVF) with “Tetra-Etch” has been carried out. The treatment of PTFE resulted in extensive changes in surface chemistry and topography, whereas with PVF there was no significant change in topography and the chemical changes were much less marked. However, treatment of both polymers resulted in large increases in bond strength.
Multiple bonding experiments in which samples are repeatedly fractured and re-bonded were carried out with untreated PTFE and PVF. These resulted in moderate increases in bond strength with PTFE and large increases with PVF. The results indicate that weak boundary layer (WBL) removal is a key element in adhesion improvement by “Tetra-Etch” on PVF. With PTFE, WBL removal also improves adhesion, but the chemical and/or topographical changes introduced by the “Tetra-Etch” are required for optimum performance. |
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Keywords: | Adhesion pretreatment X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy XPS scanning electron microscopy SEM fluoropolymers polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE poly(vinyl fluoride) PVF weak boundary layer |
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