Adhesives technology in bonding automotive plastics and composites

Book · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6560485

Damico, D J

In recent years, the use of plastics in automotive assemblies has increased significantly. A wide variety of plastic materials is available. New materials are continuing to emerge at an increasing rate as the average weight of plastic per car continues to increase steadily. Concurrent with this emergence of new plastic materials is the development of a variety of new adhesives for bonding them. These adhesives, their chemistry and handling, performance and testing, are reviewed relative to new and available composites and thermoplastics. Specific applications and joint design are discussed, as well as future trends.

• Research Organization: Product Development, Lord Corp., Chemical Products Group, Erie, PA
• OSTI ID: 6560485
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ADHESIVES
AUTOMOBILES
BONDING
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
DESIGN
DOCUMENT TYPES
FABRICATION
FORECASTING
JOINING
JOINTS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MATERIALS TESTING
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PERFORMANCE
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLYMERS
REVIEWS
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
TESTING
THERMOPLASTICS
VEHICLES
WEIGHT