Adhesives

• Adhesive bonding (introduction)
• Fundamentals of adhesive bonding
• Classification of adhesives
• Surface preparation for adhesive bonding
• Adhesive selection
• Adhesive joints

• Polymer materials (Introduction)
• Polymer structure
• Glass transition
• Elastomers
• Thermoplastics
• Thermosets
• Tribology of polymers
• Shore (Durometer) hardness test
• Methods of polymers fabrication
• Annealing of plastics
• Plastics welding
• Paints
• Fluoropolymers
• Ion exchange resins
• Plastics recycling
• Combustion, pyrolysis and gasification of scrap tires
• Adhesion tests

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