Lowering curing temperature in adhesive bonding of aluminum AA6061-T4

Autor: Pei-Chung Wang, Charles Fan, Yi-min Guo, Zhongxia Liu, Yuan Li, Bin Cai, Sheng-nan Wang
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: The Journal of Adhesion. 94:893-909
ISSN: 1545-5823
0021-8464
DOI: 10.1080/00218464.2017.1377077
Popis: To minimize the part distortion and investment in the E-coat oven in adhesive bonding of metals for automotive applications, lowering the curing temperature of adhesive without apparent loss of the joint strength is desirable. The key to lower the curing temperature of adhesive bonding of lightweight materials is to accelerate the curing process of structural adhesives. In this study, curing agent (i.e., aliphatic polyamine) and curing accelerator (i.e., acetylacetone salt) were added into commercial Henkel 5089 adhesive and the effect of these curing additives on the curing temperature of Henkel 5089 in adhesive bonding of aluminum AA6061-T4 was studied. The test results showed that the addition of a curing agent and accelerator in Henkel 5089 lowered the curing temperature from 177°C to 130°C without sacrificing the strength of the adhesive-bonded aluminum AA6061-T4.
Databáze: OpenAIRE