An essential tool for chemists, materials scientists, design engineers, and anyone using or contemplating the use of adhesives or sealants, the updated Second Edition of Handbook of Adhesives and Sealants brings together the latest information on the use of these materials for bonding or sealing.

This focused yet comprehensive resource leads readers through properties of adhesive materials… test methods… formulation and problem solving. The book explores thermosetting, elastomeric, thermoplastic, and naturally occurring types—and fully examines adhesive and sealant selection, specialty adhesives, and environmental and safety factors. The Second Edition of Handbook of Adhesives and Sealants now features:

• A wealth of data from chemistry, material and surface sciences, and solid mechanics
• Updated references to materials and processes
• Numerous structural and nonstructural applications
• New to this edition: New sections on radiation curable adhesives, biologically and naturally occurring adhesives, nonconventional curing methods, reasons adhesives fail, structure-property relationships, nondestructive testing and failure analysis, and major trends in industrial applications

Inside This Cutting-Edge Adhesives and Sealants Guide:

* Introduction to Adhesives and Sealants * Theories of Adhesion * Properties of Adhesive Materials and the Interphase Region * Surfaces and Surface Preparation * Joint Design * Test Methods * Classification and Formulation * Thermosetting Types * Elastomeric Types * Thermoplastic Types * Naturally Occurring Types * Specialty Adhesives * Selection of Adhesives and Sealants * Bonding and Sealing Specific Substrates * Effect of the Environment * Application Processes * Environmental and Safety Factors * Adhesive Use in Various Industries

The updated Second Edition of Handbook of Adhesives and Sealants brings together the latest information on the use of adhesives and sealants for bonding or sealing.

This focused yet comprehensive resource explores thermosetting, elastomeric, thermoplastic, and naturally occurring types — and fully examines adhesive and sealant selection, specialty adhesives, and environmental and safety factors. The Second Edition of Handbook of Adhesives and Sealants now features:

• A wealth of data from chemistry, material and surface sciences, and solid mechanics
• Updated references on materials and processes
• Numerous structural and nonstructural applications

Inside This Cutting-Edge Adhesives and Sealants Guide:

* Introduction to Adhesives and Sealants * Theories of Adhesion * Properties of Adhesive Materials and the Interphase Region * Surfaces and Surface Preparation * Joint Design * Test Methods * Classification and Formulation * Thermosetting Types * Elastomeric Types * Thermoplastic Types * Naturally Occurring Types * Specialty Adhesives * Selection of Adhesives and Sealants * Bonding and Sealing Specific Substrates * Effect of the Environment * Application Processes * Environmental and Safety Factors * Adhesive Use in Various Industries

New to this edition:

New sections on radiation curable adhesives, biologically and naturally occurring adhesives, nonconventional curing methods, reasons adhesives fail, structure-property relationships, nondestructive testing and failure analysis, and major trends in industrial applications.

Handbook of Adhesives and Sealants 2nd Edition

1.Introduction to adhesives and sealants

2.Theories of adhesion

3.Properties of adhesive materials and the interphase region

4.Surfaces and surface preparation

5.Joint design

6.Test methods

7.Classification and formulation

8.Thermosetting types (with specific formulations)

9.Elastomeric types (with specific formulations)

10.Thermoplastic types (with specific formulations)

11.Naturally occurring types (with specific formulations)

12.Specialty adhesives

13.Selection of adhesives and sealants

14.Bonding and sealing specific substrates

15.Effect of the environment

16.Application processes

17.Environmental and safety factors

18.Adhesive use in various industries