An effective organic solvent widely used in the past for degreasing of materials prior to adhesive bonding process, but now its use has declined due to environmental concerns. There are alternative solvents, but they are generally less effective ...
Most substrate materials in as-received condition (unprepared) are not receptive to adhesives and therefore require some form of surface pretreatment to improve their adhesion characteristics.
Surface pretreatment processes broadly fall into the ...
