A Spectroscopic Technique for Studies of Water Transport Along the Interface and Hydrolytic Stability of Polymer/substrate Systems

Published

January 1, 1999

Author(s)

I Linossier, F Gaillard, M Romand, Tinh Nguyen

Abstract

Information on water transport along the polymer/substrate interface is valuable for understanding the mechanisms and the controlling factors affecting the water-induced adhesion loss of polymer-coated metals, adhesive-bonded joints and polymer/fiber composites subjected to aqueous environments. This paper presents data to demonstrate the capability of a technique, which combines a vertical cell with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the multiple internal reflection mode, for studying water transport along the polymer/substrate interface and interfacial hydrolytic stability of polymeric composites and systems exposed to water and high relative humidities. The technique can distinguish water transport through the film from that along the interface; the latter transport is predominant for polymer/untreated substrate systems. Spectroscopic analyses of fractured surfaces of pooro and well-bonded polymer/substrate systems after water exposure indicate that the technique is capable of discerning a hydrolytically-stable interface from a water-susceptible interface.

Citation

Journal of Adhesion

Volume

79

Issue

No. 3-4

Pub Type

Journals

Keywords

building technology, diffusion, FTIR, hydrolitic stability, interface, polymer/substrate system, transport, water

Citation

Linossier, I. , Gaillard, F. , Romand, M. and Nguyen, T. (1999), A Spectroscopic Technique for Studies of Water Transport Along the Interface and Hydrolytic Stability of Polymer/substrate Systems, Journal of Adhesion (Accessed April 24, 2024)