An environmentally-friendly process for bonding aluminum using aqueous metasilicate sol-gel and silane adhesion promoters

Journal of Adhesion

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 315-329

  Crook, R A ^a   Sinclair, J W ^a   Poulter, L W ^a   Schulte, K J ^a  

^a Thiokol Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum adherends; Aqueous surface treatment; Environmentally friendly; Epoxy; Metasilicate; Silane; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); BONDING; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SILANES; SOL-GELS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

EPOXYSILANE SOLUTIONS; METASILICATE SOL GEL; SODIUM METASILICATE SOLUTIONS;

ADHESIVES;

EID: 0032257583     PISSN: 00218464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218469808029261     Document Type: Article

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