Direct adhesion of natural rubber to nickel/sulfur plating during curing

Autor: S. Hachisuka, Yoshiyuki Oishi, Kunio Mori, Hidetoshi Hirahara, J. Nakayama
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 17:725-736
ISSN: 1568-5616
0169-4243
DOI: 10.1163/156856103321340831
Popis: Direct adhesion between natural rubber and nickel/sulfur plating during curing was investigated. A nickel/sulfur plating was obtained by the addition of sodium thiosulfate Na2S2O3 ·a 5H2O to a nickel chloride plating bath. The sulfur content of the plating depends on the concentration of sodium thiosulfate, Na2S2O3 · 5H2O, the bath temperature and the plating current density. The nickel/sulfur plating is deposited in an amorphous form and the sulfur is distributed uniformly. When the nickel/sulfur plating and natural rubber are cured in a hot press, direct adhesion is formed. The sulfur content around 30% gives the best adhesion and a thinner plating is preferable. The amorphous nickel/sulfur plating is transformed to a crystalline phase [mixture of α-nickel and nickel sulfide (Ni3S2)] during curing. It is suspected that less heat stress is generated in the case of a thinner plating which causes better adhesion to rubber.
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