Adhesives in Manufacturing (Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Processing)

This book provides an exhaustive range of detailed, easy-access information required to initiate or improve an adhesive bonding operation in a modern industrial environment. Featuring recent developments and more than 400 photos, figures, and tables, this practical reference is the most comprehensive up-to-date book available. Designed for engineers and technicians confronting everyday problems of selections, surface preparation, applications, and curing, this book progresses from fundamental concepts to all types of adhesives, bonding techniques, and performance, durability, and testing of bonds, including such areas as acrylic and urethan adhesives, and water-based systems. Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Contributors FUNDAMENTALS 1: Adhesive Concepts and Terminology 2: Surfaces 3: Polymer Structure and Adhesive Behavior 4: Designing Adhesive Joints 5: Selecting an Adhesive: Why and How 6: Hazardous Materials-An Overview TYPES OF ADHESIVES 7: Structural Adhesives: Today's State of the Art 8: Urethane Structural Adhesive Systems 9: Modified Acrylic Structural Adhesives 10: Phenolic Adhesives and Modifiers 11: Anaerobic Adhesives 12: Cyanoacrylate Adhesives 13: Hot-Melt Adhesives. 14: Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives15: RTV Silicone Adhesive Sealants 16: Water-Based Adhesives BONDING PRACTICE 17: Metal Cleaning 18: Spraying Adhesives 19: Dispensing High-Viscosity Adhesives and Sealants 20: Hot-Melt Application Equipment 21: Adhesives for Specific Substrates PERFORMANCE, DURABILITY, AND TESTING 22: Testing Adhesives 23: Permanence of Adhesive-Bonded Aluminum Joints 24: Mathematical Modeling and Statistical Inference 25: Adhesive Specifications and Quality Control 26: Adhesives and the Standardization Program Within the Department of Defense (DOD) Index. Adhesives in Manufacturing provides an exhaustive range of detailed, easy-access information required to initiate or improve an adhesive bonding operation in a modern industrial environment. Featuring recent developments and more than 400 photos, figures, and tables, this practical reference is the most comprehensive up-to-date book available.