Adhesion characteristics of plasma-treated polypropylene to mild steel
1993
The ability of polypropylene (PP) to adhere to mild steel depends to a large extent on the surface characteristics of both PP and steel. The adhesion of PP was improved by treatment in a cold plasma from oxidizing gases (O2, H2O, etc.). This surface functionalization was followed ex situ by means of contact angle measurements and XPS (X-ray photelectron spectroscopy) analysis. The polymer/steel assembly was fabricated by hot-pressing in vacuum, or after exposure to ambient air. Adhesion to steel, as determined by the lap-shear test, increased when the PP was treated with Ar-containing plasma gas and joined to steel after exposure to room atmosphere. Correlations between the polarity, the atomic (O/C, N/C) ratio, the dispersive component of the surface energy, and the degree of PP/steel adhesion are discussed.
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