Polar interactions between a properly prepared surface and an ink, adhesive, or coating are strong and are responsible for most of the required adhesion of inks, paints, and adhesives.
Reliably predicting dye penetrant wettability for fluorescent crack inspections hinges on understanding surface cleanliness prior to penetrant application.
A recent concept in automotive light-weighting is that of the ‘joining of dissimilar materials.’ The purpose is to allow tailoring the materials in a structure so as to ensure ...
Correlating Water Contact Angle With Water Break Measurements as an Indicator of Surface Energy
Single Fluid Contact Angle Measurements Make Process Control Easier
Rapid Development of Surface Treatment Processes for Bonding Dissimilar Materials
A Comparison of Dyne Inks with the Surface Analyst
Contact Angle Measurements and Surface Analysis of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treated Polypropylene
Effect of Surface Roughness on Contact Angle Measurements Obtained with the Surface Analyst
The water break test a common pass/fail method used to evaluate surfaces for the presence of hydrophobic contaminants, which can be detrimental to adhesion of paint or an ...
Manufacturers are familiar with adhesion challenges when attempting to bond, paint, etch, or coat a substrate. Poorly prepared surfaces can undoubtedly produce problematic ...
This paper is a joint creation between BTG Labs and Teleflex Inc., a prominent provider of medical devices such as medical tubing.
Cleanliness in automotive powertrain manufacture is critical for several reasons. Particulates generated in the various casting and machining processes must be effectively removed ...
This work presents the results of investigations into the ability of the ballistic drop deposition technique to measure surface treatment in corona and flame treated oriented ...
A frequent question from people who use contact angle measurements to characterize surfaces and control manufacturing processes is, “What effect does surface roughness have on ...
Composites consisting of polymer matrices reinforced with graphite fibers are attractive materials for structural applications in the aerospace industry because they are light in ...
A wide variety of plasma treatments was performed on polyethylene surfaces, resulting in a wide range of total surface energies.
The Surface Analyst™ rapidly obtains contact angle measurements from surfaces via Ballistic Deposition, whereby a small drop of liquid (usually water) is constructed in situ on ...
Surface preparation is a critical manufacturing process that enables sealing, bonding, painting, coating, printing, and cleaning. By utilizing appropriate surface preparation ...
This paper reviews recent research progress in the detection of contamination on surfaces for bonded composites.
There are fundamental differences between an NRL-style goniometer and the Surface Analyst, most of which contribute to the value of the measurement for development and control of ...
Metals present extremely high energy, reactive surfaces to the environment. When mechanically or chemically cleaned, they rapidly oxidize and adsorb contaminants such as organic ...
Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility is a valued measure of a gauge’s appropriateness for use in a specific application. Although this value is assigned to the gauge itself, it ...
Solvent wiping and sanding procedures can greatly affect the surface energy of a substrate. To investigate the surface energy differences following different preparation ...
The forces acting on a liquid drop in contact with a surface can be represented as the surface energy of the solid, the surface tension of the liquid, and the energy remaining at ...
While suitable in some cases for estimating surface energy (and therefore cleanliness or treatment level), the imprecision and subjectivity of wetting tension measurements makes ...