Adhesion of poly(m-, p-phenylene isophtalamide) coatings to metal substrates

The adhesive properties of wear-resistant poly(m-, p-phenylene isophtalamide) coatings to substrates of ferrous and non-ferrous metal materials which are the most common in mechanical engineering were investigated experimentally. The results of measurements of adhesive characteristics taken with the help of such methods as a cross cutting test, a quantitative peel test, a lap shear strength test, a contact angle test and a spreading radius test are discussed in terms of the three most common mechanisms of adhesion: mechanical coupling, molecular bonding, and thermodynamic adhesion. It was established that the adhesive properties of poly(m-, p-phenylene isophtalamide) coatings depend on the content of a ferrite component in the structure of carbon steel substrates.