Probe Tack of Model Acrylic Adhesives
Abstract
In a <A HREF=http://www.espci.fr/PCSM/Creton/Eng/probetack.htm>probe tack test</A>, a flat punch comes in contact with a thin layer of elastomer deposited on a substrate. The punch is then removed from the substrate at a constant crosshead velocity. In these conditions, the adhesive layer is highly constrained and extensive cavitation will occur when a negative hydrostatic pressure is applied. Commercial latexes of Poly2-EthylHexyl Acrylate (PEHA) and homemade Polyn-ButylAcrylate have been tested and characterized by dynamic mechanical measurements. Tests have been performed using several temperatures and debonding rates. Stress vs. strain curves have been related to debonding mechanisms through video observation. For both of these acrylic adhesives, temperature and debonding rate have opposite effects on adhesion energy and maximum stress of debonding, behavior which is typical for a viscoelastic system. In case of the PEHA, the addition of 2.5% of acrylic acid did not affect the rheological properties. However the type of the fracture changed from cohesive to adhesive. Moreover the growth of the cavities changed from viscous fingering of few cavities to circular growth of numerous small cavities.
- Publication:
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APS March Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- March 1998
- Bibcode:
- 1998APS..MAR.C1305L