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The effects of thermooxidative aging on the fatigue behavior of a structural adhesive
Author(s) -
Weber Fred J.,
Montgomery Robert E.,
Thornton J. Scott,
White David F.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1984.070291125
Subject(s) - adhesive , materials science , composite material , layer (electronics)
The kinetics of autoxidation of FM‐73U, a rubber‐modified epoxy adhesive, were investigated by Fourier transform infrared analysis. Absorbance spectra for thin samples aged in hot, moist, oxygen‐rich environments were used to assess a plausible reaction mechanism; rate constants, Arrhenius plots, and oxidation rates were determined. Concurrently, crack growth rates were measured on specimens which had been exposed to similar environments for periods of up to 8 months. Paris parameters measured in these tests were correlated with the results of the oxidation studies. These correlations were used to predict the crack growth rate of the adhesive after 10 years of aging in ambient conditions. Although the prediction indicates that the adhesive becomes more brittle with age, the changes are not severe.