Surface Preparation Techniques for Adhesive Bonding is an essential guide for materials scientists, mechanical engineers, plastics

engineers, scientists and researchers in manufacturing environments making use of adhesives technology. Wegman and van Twisk

provide practical coverage of a topic that receives only cursory treatment in more general books on adhesives, making this book essential

reading for adhesion specialists, plastics engineers, and a wide range of engineers and scientists working in sectors where adhesion is an

important technology, e.g. automotive / aerospace, medical devices, electronics.

Wegman and van Twisk provide a wealth of practical information on the processing of substrate surfaces prior to adhesive bonding. The

processing of aluminum and its alloys, titanium and its alloys, steels, copper and its alloys, and magnesium are treated in the form of

detailed specifications with comparative data. Other metals not requiring extensive treatment are also covered in detail, as are metal matrix

and organic matrix composites, thermosets and thermoplastics.

This new edition has been updated with coverage of the latest developments in the field including the sol-gel process for aluminum,

titanium, and stainless steel, atmospheric plasma treatment for metals, plastics and rubbers and treatments for bronze and nickel alloys.

Updated to include recent technological developments and chemicals currently prescribed for cleaning and surface preparation; a new

generation of adhesives technologists can benefit from this classic guide.

• Enables Materials and Process personnel to select the best process available for their particular application.

• Practical coverage of a topic that receives only cursory coverage in more general books on adhesives: essential reading for adhesion

specialists, plastics engineers, and a wide range of engineers and scientists working in sectors where adhesion is an important

technology, e.g. automotive / aerospace, medical devices, electronics.