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Title: Method for providing adhesion to a metal surface

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7274510

A process for treating metal surfaces to obtain improved susceptibility to bonding with adhesive compositions is disclosed. A metal surface is oxidized with a halogen to form a monolayer of halide ions on the surface. The halide ions are then exchanged with azide ions to form an azide monolayer on the metal surface. Upon contact of the treated surface with an adhesive composition, the azide layer may be thermally or photochemically decomposed to form active nitrene species, which react to bond the adhesive composition to the metal surface.

DOE Contract Number:
AC03-86ER80412
Assignee:
PDA Engineering, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5089063; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-461922
OSTI ID:
7274510
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 8 Jan 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English