Woodhead Publishing Advances in structural adhesive bonding (Series in Welding and Other Joining Technologies)

Adhesive bonding is often regarded as a cost effective and effectual way to join mechanical structures. This important book reviews the most recent improvements in adhesive bonding and its wide-ranging potential in structural engineering. Part one reviews improvements in the most commonly used groups of adhesives. The second set of chapters discuss the various types of adherends and pre-treatment methods. A third set of chapters analyse methods and techniques for joint design. The final group of chapters gives a useful and practical insight into the problems and solutions of adhesive bonding in a variety of hostile environments such as chemical, wet and extreme temperatures. Key Features: reviews advances in the most commonly used groups of structural adhesives including epoxy, silicone and acrylic adhesives; examines key issues in adhesive selection featuring substrate compatibility and manufacturing demands; documents advances in bonding metals, plastics and composites recognising problems and limitations. Contents: Part 1 Adhesive selection: Key issues in selecting the right adhesive; Advances in epoxy adhesives; Advances in polyurethane structural adhesives; Advances in structural silicone adhesives; Advances in cyanoacrylate and anaerobic adhesives; Advances in acrylic structural adhesives; Advances in nanoparticle reinforcement in structural adhesives. Part 2 Adherends, surfaces and pre-treatments: Improvements in bonding metals (steel, aluminium); Advances in bonding plastics; Advances in bonding composites. Part 3 Joint design: Selecting the right joint design and fabrication techniques; Life prediction for bonded joints in composite material based on actual fatigue damage; Improving adhesive joint design using fracture mechanics; Developments in testing adhesive joints; Advances in testing adhesively-bonded composites; Part 4 Environmental effects and durability of adhesives: Designing adhesive joints for fatigue and creep load conditions; Improving bonding in high and low temperatures; Assessing and improving bonding in wet conditions; Improving bonding in hostile chemical environments.