Modification, Properties and Application of Epoxy Adhesives/Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymeric Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2024 | Viewed by 1375
Special Issue Editor
Interests: analysis of the influence of technological and structural factors on the strength of adhesive joints of polymers and metals; design of bonding technologies; testing of adhesive properties; issues related to obtaining the appropriate adhesive properties to increase the strength of adhesive joints; modification of epoxy adhesives; design of different assembly joint solutions; design of assembly technologies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Epoxy adhesives have properties superior to those of most other adhesive materials due to their excellent adhesion and chemical resistance. Wide varieties of resins and curing agents, together with their excellent capability to be modified (both chemical and physical), allow epoxy adhesives/materials to be adjusted for particular applications and conditions of use. This modification of epoxy materials enables the control of specific properties, such as shear and tensile strengths, tensile modulus, flexibility, and heat resistance.
This Special Issue focuses on types of epoxy adhesives/materials, epoxy resins, curing agents and other various types of additives and fillers, as well as their properties and the resistance of epoxy adhesives in different applications and environments. Epoxy materials are considered in terms of their characteristics, methods of modification, curing, testing and their applications.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Epoxy resins and curing agents;
- Novel technologies and methods for modification of epoxy adhesives;
- Structure, properties and applications of epoxy adhesive modifies and fillers;
- Mechanical, chemical and thermal properties of epoxy materials;
- Resistance of epoxy adhesives and adhesive joints in various environments;
- Advanced applications of epoxy adhesives;
- Biobased epoxy adhesives and materials;
- Sustainable epoxy resins from renewable resources.
Prof. Dr. Anna Rudawska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- epoxy resin
- epoxy adhesive
- epoxy adhesive joint
- biobased epoxy adhesive and material
- epoxy composite
- modification
- filler and modifier
- curing agent
- properties
- applications
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Testing selected properties of additive material intended for application to exposed parts of the tool for crushing forest growths
Authors: Miroslava Ťavodová; Monika Vargová; Ladislav Falat; Anna Rudawska; Dana Stančeková; Zděnek Joska
Affiliation: Technical Univerzity in Zvolen, Faculty of Technology
Abstract: The article is focused on the possibilities of extending the life of tools used in forestry, heavily burdened by a heterogeneous working environment. These tools are used in forestry to process unwanted vegetation (mulching), especially in inaccessible terrain, under high voltage, etc. One of the possibilities of increasing their service life is strengthening their functional surfaces with suitable additional materials. The tool itself (its body) is made of chrome-manganese steel 16MnCr5. First, the simulation of grinding element indentation was carried out in the experi-ment to analyze and determine the loading mechanism of the exposed surface, followed by the distribution of von Mises stresses. Furthermore, wear resistance according to ASTM G133-95 was evaluated using a TalySurf CLI 1000 3D profilometer with confocal and touch induction sensor, microstructure and HRC hardness of two selected soldering electrodes and compared with the base material of the tool. Application with a hard welding electrode UTP 690 creates a marten-sitic structure. The OK WearTrode 62 electrode is a hard welding electrode that produces weld metal with a high volume fraction of fine carbides in a martensitic matrix. Better results in terms of HRC hardness, wear-resistance and defined microstructure were achieved by UTP 690. The selection and application of such additional material, which with its complex properties better resists the effects of the working environment, is a prerequisite for increasing the service life of tools working in forestry.
