Surface Analyst: A Sustainable and Reproducible Dyne Pens Replacement
Updated March 2023 Dyne inks and dyne pens are still the industry normal for companies around the world, but its users commonly report pitfalls such as excess waste from the ink destroying their products and a lack of control over continuous improvement as a result.
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Rapid Development of Surface Treatment Processes for Bonding Dissimilar Materials
A recent concept in automotive lightweighting is that of the ‘joining of dissimilar materials.’ The purpose is to allow tailoring the materials in a structure so as to ensure that each part of the structure has the optimum mechanical properties and minimum weight. An example would be the bonding of...
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Water Contact Angle Correlation to Crosshatch Adhesion Tape Test in Accordance with ASTM D3359-09
Manufacturers are familiar with adhesion challenges when attempting to bond, paint, etch, or coat a substrate. Poorly prepared surfaces can undoubtedly produce problematic adhesion issues.
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Rapid Evaluation of Surface Properties of Medical Tubing for Process Development and Quality Assurance
This paper is a joint creation between Brighton Science and Teleflex Inc., a prominent provider of medical devices such as medical tubing.
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Effect of Surface Roughness on Contact Angle Measurements Obtained with the Surface Analyst
A frequent question from people who use contact angle measurements to characterize surfaces and control manufacturing processes is, “What effect does surface roughness have on these measurements?” This is a valid question, especially when dealing with surfaces that have a range of textures...
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Effect of Grit-Blasting on the Surface Energy of Graphite/Epoxy Composites
Composites consisting of polymer matrices reinforced with graphite fibers are attractive materials for structural applications in the aerospace industry because they are light in weight and have a high strength-to-weight ratio.
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Water Contact Angle as a Quantitative Measure of Total Polyethylene Surface Energy
A wide variety of plasma treatments were performed on polyethylene surfaces, resulting in a wide range of total surface energies.
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The Surface Analyst: Advanced Goniometry for Manufacturing
There are fundamental differences between an NRL-style goniometer and the Surface Analyst, most of which contribute to the value of the measurement for the development and control of surface-sensitive manufacturing processes.
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Investigating the Impact of Solvent Wiping and Sanding Procedures on Surface Energy
Solvent wiping and sanding procedures can greatly affect the surface energy of a substrate. To investigate the surface energy differences following different preparation procedures of an epoxy/composite laminate, several different surface conditions were created utilizing different cleaning...
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