Improved cathodic disbondment performance of polyethylene blends Roy, Debashis, Simon, George P. and Forsyth, Maria 2002, Improved cathodic disbondment performance of polyethylene blends, Polymer engineering and science, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 781-789. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads forsyth-improvedcathodicdisbondment-2002.pdf Published version application/pdf 1.46MB 206 Title Improved cathodic disbondment performance of polyethylene blends Author(s) Roy, Debashis Simon, George P. Forsyth, Maria orcid.org/0000-0002-4273-8105 Journal name Polymer engineering and science Volume number 42 Issue number 4 Start page 781 End page 789 Publisher Society of Plastics Engineers Place of publication Stamford, Conn. Publication date 2002-04 ISSN 0032-3888 1548-2634 Summary Cathodic disbondment (CD) performance of a range of modified polyethylenes (PE) compression molded on to steel plates at 320[degrees]C is reported. Adhesion strength was measured by the 90[degrees] peel test and good dry adhesion strength was obtained for all modified polyethylene materials and blends, as well as for the neat polymer. It is shown that dry bond strength does not correlate with CD performance. Initial results of wet peel tests of samples in various concentrations of NaOH are presented where it is observed that for samples with improved wet adhesion strength, CD performance was also Improved. Surface polarity was determined from contact angle measurements, and it is shown that increased surface polarity of the coating was not the only determinant for improved CD performance. Inorganic fillers such as talc were also found to improve CD performance by changing the bulk properties, with little measurable change in polarity. Some mechanistic aspects of CD performance are also discussed. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner Language eng Field of Research 039999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970103 Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2002, Society of Plastics Engineers Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30030246 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Technology Research and Innovation Open Access Collection GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (Restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 10 Sep 2010, 15:11:01 EST Wed, 22 Dec 2010, 10:02:26 EST Wed, 22 Dec 2010, 10:03:43 EST Wed, 19 Jan 2011, 14:20:55 EST Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 08:49:24 EST Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 08:51:36 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 16:28:26 EST Sat, 17 Jun 2017, 03:03:45 EST Sat, 21 Oct 2017, 01:57:10 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:43:19 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:04:50 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 3 times in TR Web of Science Cited 7 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 935 Abstract Views, 206 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 10 Sep 2010, 15:11:01 EST