Publication Date
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
David Dolson (Committee Member), Eric Fossum (Advisor), Steve Glancy (Committee Member), Kenneth Turnbull (Committee Member)
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Abstract
A "combi-cured&" fluoroelastomer (FKM) rubber formulation was designed to yield 100% cohesive rubber failure when cured to cold-rolled steel with derivatives of polymeric silane adhesives. Three different categories of adhesives were tested: Unsaturated Polymeric Silane with Phosphonium Salt (UPSP-D), Unsaturated Polymeric Silane (UPS-L), and Saturated Polymeric Silane (SPS-L). Adhesion Inserts molded using ASTM Method D429 Method C all consistently yielded 100% cohesive rubber failure and showed adhesion strength in the range of 700 to 800 psi after being pulled at 2" per minute until break. After obtaining consistent 100% rubber failure, a design of experiment (DOE) was implemented to determine optimum metal pretreatment conditions as well as optimal rubber ingredients to yield maximum rubber retention and adhesion strength. A method was also developed to determine the locus of failure when the failure occurred at an interface using Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR FT-IR).
Page Count
116
Department or Program
Department of Chemistry
Year Degree Awarded
2013
Copyright
Copyright 2013, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Wright State University and OhioLINK.
