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Title: Bonding silicones with epoxies

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5242558

It is shown that silicones, both room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) and millable rubber (press cured) can be successfully bonded to other materials using plasma treatment and epoxy adhesives. The plasma treatment using dry air atmosphere increases the surface energy of the silicone and thus provides a lower water contact angle. This phenomenon allows the epoxy adhesive to wet the silicone surface and ultimately bond. Bond strengths are sufficiently high to result in failures in the silicone materials rather than the adhesive bond.

Research Organization:
Bendix Corp., Kansas City, MO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00613
OSTI ID:
5242558
Report Number(s):
BDX-613-2432; CONF-800450-3
Resource Relation:
Conference: Annual adhesive conference, St Petersburg, FL, USA, 29 Apr 1980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English