Abstract
By using a rubber diaphragm as pressure transmitting medium, a cured adhesion test method has been developed which permits controllable curing pressures to be employed. The quest for a new adhesion test method was occasioned by lack of confidence in existing test methods with respect to reproducibility and correlation between testing sites. The diaphragm cures “hi place” with a minimum of rubber movement as compared to excessive press pressures which induce flow. Controllable vulcanizing pressures and temperatures permit accurate adhesion evaluation of individual components in the laboratory under conditions which closely approximate manufacturing methods. A prime goal has been evaluation of true chemical bonding and elimination of all possible mechanical adhesion contributions inherent in most rubber-product fabrications. The diaphragm pressure adhesion test can be used by Quality Control, Development, or Research Department as an accurate tool to evaluate the chemical adhesion potential of rubber and common reinforcing components. Since adhesion values are machine recorded, all laboratory time and error in tabulations and calculations are eliminated. Basic principles of the technique permit evaluation of chemical bonding of rubber to yarns, fibers, and cords with equal effectiveness.
The adhesion test method of coatings
