1st Edition

Adhesives in Manufacturing

By Schneberger Copyright 1983

    This book provides an exhaustive range of detailed, easy-access information required to initiate or improve an adhesive bonding operation in a modern industrial environment. Featuring recent developments and more than 400 photos, figures, and tables, this practical reference is the most comprehensive up-to-date book available. Designed for engineers and technicians confronting everyday problems of selections, surface preparation, applications, and curing, this book progresses from fundamental concepts to all types of adhesives, bonding techniques, and performance, durability, and testing of bonds, including such areas as acrylic and urethan adhesives, and water-based systems.

    Preface

    Contributors

    Fundamentals

    Adhesive Concepts and Terminology

    Gerald L. Schneberger

    Surfaces

    Donald H. Buckley

    Polymer Structure and Adhesive Behavior

    Gerald L. Schneberger

    Designing Adhesive Joints

    Gerald L. Schneberger

    Selecting an Adhesive: Why and How

    Paul O. Nielsen

    Hazardous Materials—An Overview

    J. Merle Nielsen

    Types of Adhesives

    Structural Adhesives: Today’s State of the Art

    Justin C. Bolger

    Urethane Structural Adhesive Systems

    Gregory M. MacIver and Douglas P. Thompson, II

    Modified Acrylic Structural Adhesives

    James A. Graham

    Phenolic Adhesives and Modifiers

    Robert H. Young and J. M. Tancrede

    Anaerobic Adhesives

    Martin Hauser and Girard S. Haviland

    Cyanoacrylate Adhesives

    William F. Thomsen

    Hot-Melt Adhesives

    Robert D. Dexheimer and Leonard R. Vertnik

    Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

    J. W. Hagan and Kenneth C. Stueben

    RTV Silicone Adhesive Sealants

    Jan V. Lindyberg

    Water-Based Adhesives

    W. A. Pletcher and Edmund J. Yaroch

    Bonding Practice

    Metal Cleaning

    William K. Westray

    Spraying Adhesives

    John R. Adams

    Dispensing High-Viscosity Adhesives and Sealants

    Barry R. Killick

    Hot-Melt Applications Equipment

    Werner Bohm

    Adhesives for Specific Substrates

    Gerald L. Schneberger

    Performance, Durability, and Testing

    Testing Adhesives

    Harold Koski and Gerald L. Schneberger

    Permanence of Adhesive-Bonded Aluminum Joints

    J. Dean Minford

    Mathematical Modeling and Statistical Inference

    Dale Meinhold

    Adhesive Specifications and Quality Control

    Garry O. DeFrayne

    Adhesives and the Standardization Program Within the Department of Defense (DOD)

    Richard Chait and Edward T. Clegg

    Index

    Biography

    Gerald L. Schneberger is Driector of Continuing Education and Professional Services with GMI Engineering and Management Institute, Flint, Michigan, where he has been a member of the faculty for 16 years. Additionally, he is the founder of the Paint and Adhesives Services Company, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in training, process selection, and marketing services. Dr. Schneberger received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees (1961, 1963 respectively) from West Virginia University. He has published widely in the areas of adhesives and paints and is a frequent guest lecturer on these subjects at various universities, conferences, and seminars. Dr. Schneberger is an active member of several scientific and professional societies, including the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, American Chemical Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Metals, and American Society of Engineering Education, and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and a Certified Manufacturing Engineer.