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Feb 17, 2010 - Bonding Outdoor Floor Coverings

Adhesives are used across the world to fasten down outdoor floor coverings, including indoor-outdoor carpets that essentially become part of a garden. As with conventional carpets styrene-butadiene rubber based adhesives are well-established,...
Dec 9, 2009 - Sustainable Building Trends Require New Adhesives and Sealants

This article reviews the effect that the sustainable buildings movement has on the adhesives and sealants industry. The motivation and barriers to using such adhesives will be discussed as will some of the newer products being developed or...
Mar 18, 2009 - Surface Preparation Prior to Applying a Sealant

As with adhesives, sealants require that the substrates must be carefully cleaned prior to the application. This step is necessary to remove or prevent the formation of weak boundary layers that could cause premature failure and to provide a... (2 Member Reactions)
Nov 26, 2008 - Adhesives and Sealants Help Make Solar Energy Affordable

Our appetite for electricity is ravenous. By 2025 global demand is projected to reach more than 26 trillion kilowatt-hours per year - almost double the electricity consumed in 2000. Renewable sources of energy have been proposed as a possible...
Mar 19, 2008 - WOOD GLUES

There are many types of products for bonding wood on the market and some serve a particular function or niche better than others. So, before we go much further, let's go over the different types of glues and adhesives and their roles in the markets...
Dec 26, 2007 - An Introduction to the Building and Construction Market

Adhesives and sealants fall within the building and construction industry as part of the much larger construction chemicals market. In addition to adhesives and sealants construction chemicals also include coatings, grouts, mortars, cement, asphalt...
Nov 28, 2007 - Hot Melt Sealants

The sealants industry has seen significant changes in recent years. Many of these changes are the result of demands from new substrates or for improved performance characteristics. However, some of the more rewarding changes have been due to demands...
Oct 10, 2007 - Alternatives for Joining Plastics – Part III: Solvent Cementing

In solvent cementing, the area to be bonded is treated with solvent. The solvent diffuses into the surface allowing increased freedom of movement of the polymer chains. This softens and dissolves the substrate surfaces. As the parts are then brought...
Sep 19, 2007 - Cold Seal Adhesives

When two pieces of uncrosslinked elastomer is contacted under light pressure, some fraction of the molecular chains from one surface will come into intimate contact with those on the opposite surface. Progressive molecular contact will be realized as...
Sep 12, 2007 - Alternatives for Joining Plastics – Part II: Thermal Welding

With this the heated tool or hot plate method, the surfaces to be fused are heated by holding them against a hot metal surface (232 to 371°C); then the parts are brought into contact and allowed to harden under slight pressure (5 to 15 psi). Electric...
Sep 5, 2007 - Alternatives for Joining Plastics – Part I: Mechanical and Self-Fastening

Self-threading or self-tapping screws provide an economical means for joining plastics. These screws cut or form a thread as they are inserted into the part, eliminating the need for molding an internal thread or a separate tapping...
Aug 22, 2007 - Adhesive Bonding of Glass and Ceramic Substrates

Adhesives for bonding glass and related substrates are selected based on polarity, available functional groups, and compatibility. Adhesives used to bond glasses are generally transparent heat-setting resins that are water-resistant to meet the...
Jul 11, 2007 - Choosing the Correct Mold Release - And Then Having to Remove It

Mold release agents act as an interface between the mold surface and the material being molded, allowing the part to separate cleanly and easily from the mold. Mold release agents have always been viewed as a necessity for the plastic fabricator...

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