Metal–Plastic Adhesion in Injection-Molded Hybrids

Adhesion Improvement between Epoxy and Stainless Steel Using a Silane Coupling Agent in an Atmospheric Plasma Process

“…[1] Recently, it gained a lot of interest for composite applications, either in the form of fiber reinforced composite [2][3][4][5][6] or in the form of sandwich panel (laminated steel plate) applications. [7,8] Polymer-steel hybrids offer an interesting combination: the stiffness and strength of steel is combined with the low weight density and formability of polymers. These hybrid materials have several advantages over the metal alone thanks to an increased impact resistance, higher strength-to-weight ratio, resistance to corrosion, better dimensional stability, and more design freedom.…”

“…These hybrid materials have several advantages over the metal alone thanks to an increased impact resistance, higher strength-to-weight ratio, resistance to corrosion, better dimensional stability, and more design freedom. [8,9] However the lack in adhesion at the SS/polymer interface is one of the main drawbacks of the hybrid combination. [10] Therefore it is important to improve the interfacial strength between SS and polymer to obtain better performances and durability of the hybrid composite during actual use.…”

Combining mechanical interlocking, force fit and direct adhesion in polymer–metal-hybrid structures – Evaluation of the deformation and damage behavior

“…The strength of the direct adhesion can be influenced by pretreatment of the metal surface [9], the process parameters [29,3] and the chosen LFT matrix. A possibility to increase the strength of the direct adhesion is the application of a primer based on silane [30]. The mechanical interlocking is mainly influenced by the strength of the LFT and the geometry of the joint [3,18].…”

Optimisation of wet chemical silane deposition to improve the interfacial strength of stainless steel/epoxy

“…Stainless steel (SS)/polymer hybrids are a new class of materials recently explored for composite applications in the form of either fibre reinforced composites [1][2][3] or sandwich panels (laminated steel plates) [4][5][6]. These hybrid materials combine the high stiffness and strength of stainless steel with the low density and other functionalities of the polymer, thereby offering a higher strengthto-weight ratio, improved corrosion and impact resistance, better dimensional stability and more design freedom [5,6].…”

“…These hybrid materials combine the high stiffness and strength of stainless steel with the low density and other functionalities of the polymer, thereby offering a higher strengthto-weight ratio, improved corrosion and impact resistance, better dimensional stability and more design freedom [5,6]. However, the typical combination of high stiffness with high ductility of stainless steel has not been exploited to its full extend in composite applications, as steel combined with a polymer matrix generally suffers from a low interfacial strength [2,7,8].…”