More durable epoxy bonds to wood with hydroxymethylated resorcinol coupling agent

Adhesives Age

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 24-29

  Vick, Charles B ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); BONDING; DELAMINATION; DURABILITY; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SHEAR STRENGTH; VINYL RESINS; WOOD;

COUPLING AGENTS; DELAMINATION RESISTANCE; HYDROXYMETHYL RESORCINOL;

PLASTIC ADHESIVES;

EID: 0031189027     PISSN: 0001821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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