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Contamination of surfaces: Origin, detection and effect on adhesion
Author(s) -
Davis Guy D.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
surface and interface analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-9918
pISSN - 0142-2421
DOI - 10.1002/sia.740200507
Subject(s) - contamination , air contamination , substrate (aquarium) , reliability (semiconductor) , environmental science , forensic engineering , computer science , materials science , waste management , engineering , physics , ecology , biology , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
Abstract Surface contamination is one of the most insidious factors affecting adhesive bond performance and, hence, reliability of bonded structures. Sources of contamination are widespread and include primary materials, secondary materials, equipment, human operators, adjacent processes and the atmosphere. A successful approach to solving contamination problems involves the identification of the contamination and its source, establishment of the level of contamination that degrades the given bond, development of a plan to correct the problem and prevent contamination from occurring again, and subsequent verification of adequate substrate cleanlines prior to bonding. This generic approach is discussed and examples are cited to illustrate its use.