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0. Fundamental principles of adhesive bonding
0.1 Introduction
0.2 Advantages of adhesive bonding technology
0.3 Limitations of adhesive bonding technology
0.4 Advantages and limitations of adhesive bonding technology
0.5 Wetting
0.6 Adhesion and cohesion
0.6.1 Cohesion
0.6.2 Adhesion
1. Planning to manufacture bonded joints
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Drawing up a list of requirements
1.3 Preselect the adhesive + surface treatment
1.4 Determine the load limit of the joint
1.5 Optimise the bonded joint
1.6 Overview: Planning to manufacture bonded joints
2. Substrate selection and properties
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Metals
2.2.1 Structural Steel
2.2.2 Stainless Steel
2.2.3 Galvanised Steel
2.2.4 Aluminium alloys
2.2.5 Copper
2.3 Plastics
2.3.1 Fibre reinforced plasitcs
2.4 Glass
2.5 Ceramics
2.6 Wood
2.7 Paper and board
3. Bonded joint design
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Load types
3.3 Requirements on users
3.4 Optimization
3.4.1 Stress
3.4.2 Adhesive surface
3.4.3 Adhesive film thickness
3.5 Properties of thick and thin adhesive films
3.6 Design rules for optimal adhesion
3.6.1 Design rules
3.6.2 Design principles
3.6.3 Design guidelines
3.7 Sizing of bonded joints
4. Adhesive selection
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Factors influencing adhesive selection
4.3 Hand strength
4.4 Overview of adhesives
4.5 Chemically curing adhesives
4.5.1 Polyaddition adhesives
4.5.2 Polycondensation adhesives
4.5.3 Polymerisation adhesives
4.6 Physically hardening adhesives
4.6.1 Adhesives which harden on cooling
4.6.2 Adhesives which harden on drying
4.6.3 Gel-forming adhesives
4.7 Materials precoated with adhesive
4.7.1 Pressure sensitive adhesives
4.7.2 Heat-activated adhesives on supports
4.7.3 Moisture activated adhesives on supports
5. Surface treatment
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Overview: Surface treatment according to materials
5.3 Cleaning and degreasing
5.4 Metals
5.4.1 Grinding of metals
5.4.2 Grit blasting of metals
5.4.3 Etching of metals
5.4.4 Flame pyrolysis of metals
5.4.5 Priming of metals
5.5 Plastics
5.5.1 Grinding of plastics
5.5.2 Grit blasting of plastics
5.5.3 Flame treatment of plastics
5.5.4 Plasma treatment of plastics
5.5.5 Priming of plastics
5.6 Wood
5.6.1 Sanding of wood
5.6.2 Planing of wood
5.7 Glass
5.7.1 Priming of glass
5.8 Ceramics
5.8.1 Priming of ceramics
5.9 Fibre reinforced plastics
5.9.1 Grinding of fibre reinforced plastics
5.9.2 Grit blasting of fibre reinforced plastics
5.9.3 Peel-ply on fibre reinforced plastics
5.9.4 Flame treatment of fibre reinforced plastics
5.9.5 Plasma treatment of fibre reinforced plastics
5.9.6 Priming of fibre reinforced plastics
6. Demonstration of usage safety
6.1 Introduction
6.2 General: Non-destructive tests
6.3 General: Destructive tests
6.4 Fracture pattern evaluation
6.5 Overview: Destructive tests
6.5.1 Leap shear test
6.5.2 Floating roller peel test
6.5.3 Test methods involving shear loads
6.5.4 Test method with peel loads
6.6 Ageing
6.7 Long-term stability
7. Preparations for production
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Preparation of work instructions
7.3 Process steps in the production phase
7.4 Health and safety at work and environmental protection
8. Production of bonded joints
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Manual processing of adhesives
8.2.1 Preparation of the workplace
8.2.2 Preparation of the substrates
8.2.3 Processing the adhesive
8.2.4 Application of the adhesive
8.2.5 Joining and securing
8.2.6 Hardening / Curing
8.2.7 Advantages and Disadvantages of manual processing of adhesives
8.3 Machine processing of adhesives
8.3.1 Supply
8.3.2 Pumps
8.3.3 Dosing valves
8.3.4 Mixing systems
8.3.5 Adhesive application using robots
8.4 Adhesive application
8.4.1 Typical application errors
8.4.2 Quality assurance
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