Plasma polymerized primers for rubber-to-metal bonding: deposition in a microwave reactor

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Plasma polymerized acetylene films were deposited onto steel substrates by using a microwave-powered plasma reactor and used as primers for rubber-to-metal bonding. Films deposited at relatively high reactor pressures (>1.5 Torr) were much more effective than those deposited at lower pressures (< 0.5 Torr). Films having a thickness of only a few tens of nanometers were found to be more effective primers than films that were much thicker.

Description

Plasma polymerized acetylene films were deposited onto steel substrates by using a microwave-powered plasma reactor and used as primers for rubber-to-metal bonding. Films deposited at relatively high reactor pressures (>1.5 Torr) were much more effective than those deposited at lower pressures (< 0.5 Torr). Films having a thickness of only a few tens of nanometers were found to be more effective primers than films that were much thicker.

Additional information

Author(s)

C.M. Bertelsen, F. J. Boerio and D. K. Kim, University of Cincinnati, USA

Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI 71st Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA USA. Paper published in WJI, February 2002, pg. 122.

Year

2001