ENHANCEMENT OF THE ADHESIVE BONDING PROPERTIES OF PEEK BY EXCIMER-LASER TREATMENT

Authors
LAURENS P SADRAS B DECOBERT F AREFIKHONSARI F AMOUROUX J
Citation
P. Laurens et al., ENHANCEMENT OF THE ADHESIVE BONDING PROPERTIES OF PEEK BY EXCIMER-LASER TREATMENT, International journal of adhesion and adhesives, 18(1), 1998, pp. 19-27
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
International journal of adhesion and adhesives → ACNP
ISSN journal
01437496
Volume
18
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
19 - 27
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-7496(1998)18:1<19:EOTABP>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Pulsed excimer laser (lambda = 193 nm) was used to significantly enhan ce the adhesive bonding properties of polyether-etherketone films. Res ults show that good performances can be obtained in the ''surface trea tment'' regime, i.e. for laser fluences lower than the ablation fluenc e threshold. The surface modifications of the laser treated surfaces a s well as the influence of the treatment parameters were studied. Seve ral kinds of surface modifications were identified: surface cleaning, surface amorphization, chemical modifications. (C) 1998 Elsevier Scien ce Ltd. All rights reserved.