Adhesive bonding of thermoplastic polyurethane with metallic wire

• Main Authors: Abdullahi, Tijjani, Ahmad, Norhayati, Wahit, Mat Uzir, Harun, Zawati
• Format: Article
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2018
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TP1080-1185 Polymers and polymer manufacture
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5577/

Steel wires coated with thermoplastic have found a wider range of application in the field of science and engineering. However, steel-polymer interfaces frequently suffer from poor adhesion strength that is undermining their long-term stability under external stress because of weak interaction betwe...