Questions tagged [adhesion]
Adhesion refers to the attractive forces that exist between two materials. Questions that are based on these attraction forces, e.g: surface tension, contact angle, capillary rise, should use this tag. use with the tag: [surface-chemistry]
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Bonding of urethane layers towards curing with respect to moisture and intentional abrasion of curing surface for adhesion
Here are three follow-up questions to my previous urethane-for-fine-art-painting question under
How do upper layers of urethane adhere or bond to lower layers after curing?
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How do upper layers of urethane adhere or bond to lower layers after curing?
I have been painting fine art subject matter, mostly on wooden panels, with urethane (not polyurethane) for a number of years and it has turned out to be a useful medium, particularly because it's not ...
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Improving paraffin wax adhesion to steel - surfactants and adhesion modifiers
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I use paraffin wax as a lubricant for my bicycle chain. It is a personal / DIY project. Essentially, wax is melted in a slow cooker and a bicycle chain is immersed in the melted wax.
There are ...
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Are there standard measures of adhesion?
I am looking for quantitative indicators of how well water displays adhesion with respect to other materials like glass, metal, wood...did not find anything immediately on a google search. I need only ...
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Best way to bond polyethylene to to aluminum?
I am a quality engineer looking for some chemistry expertise that can hopefully assist in solving a problem we are having at our company. We are a water filtration company and our location produce the ...
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How to remove a strong, (silicone?) adhesive that holds felt onto a tennis ball?
I want to put new felt on tennis balls. But first, how do I get the old felt off?
I tried heating up the felt to 305C using a soldering gun. I started at lower temperatures before that. The adhesive ...
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Why doesn't contact adhesive stick well to cured modified silane polymer? [closed]
A contact adhesive(dissolved neoprene rubber) sticks well
to rubbery smooth materials like rubber, so why
doesn't contact adhesive stick well to a cured modified silane polymer (caulk like hybrifix ...
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Are all humectants sticky?
While using a topical lotion based on ethanol, water and propylene glycol, I noticed that it becomes sticky while drying. Propylene glycol is a humectant and is used for this purpose in ...
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Are there any types of adhesive which are designed to be easily soluble in strong acid (HCl with pH 1-4)?
I am a mechanical engineer so forgive my ignorance in chemistry. I know there are water soluble adhesives like polyvinyl alcohol but I am wondering if there are glues which easily dissolve in low pH ...
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Is this plastic clip made of polypropylene or polyethylene?
I am trying to re-attach an automotive clip (painted plastic with a yellow (epoxy?) hard adhesive backing) which secures a trim piece back onto the vehicle's roof sheet metal (unpainted (primed?) area)...
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Nanocomposite hydrogel for wet adehsion in biomedical applications
My name‘s Tristan and I‘m a bachelor‘s student in Germany. I‘m trying to synthesize an injectable nanocomposite hydrogel for wound closure and wound healing applications. The problem is that, next to ...
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Why does contact glue get stickier (to itself) as it dries?
I'm thinking of that type of glue that you apply to both sides, let dry and then press together. Like this. It seems counter intuitive.
Other glues behave in the opposite manner, and get less sticky ...
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What will a polyurethane resin not adhere to?
For making a mould out of the bicomponent polyurethane resin kit that I have - I am going to need to take out the mould from its form. The mould is what I am actually making from the bicomponent resin....
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Breaking/reducing water adhesion with an electric field
Does anyone know if the presence of an electric field can help to reduce water adhesion to a surface?
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What are some materias/substances that can be applied to a ball such that the ball will stck to a wall,if thrown
I am trying to make a prototype for the "valkyrie camera" seen in the video game Rainbow 6 Siege
This is how it works
https://gfycat.com/impressivegrippingauklet
the black ball seen is the ...
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