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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? The curing time for the ...
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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

Context 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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