Epoxy is widely adopted in the coating industry because of its excellent performance, which
can be applied to the surfaces of metal and non-metal structures for protection and/or …

Surface treatment before adhesive bonding is vital for improving both strength and durability
of adhesively bonded joints by modifying surface characteristics. This article reviews the …

Surface treatments have been widely applied to a variety of metallic materials in order to
modify their physicochemical properties and to improve both strength and durability of …

Cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloy is a widely used base material for dental fixed prostheses.
These restorations can be produced through casting technique, subtractive or additive …

Laser–induced amorphous metal oxide is increasingly applied to enhancing interfacial
bonding in metal–polymer hybrid materials. This work aims to explore physicochemical …

The influence of laser texturing on the bonding property of 30CrMnSiA steel joints were
investigated. Three patterns including dimple, groove and grid were laser textured on the …

Abstract Laser textured TC4 (Ti6Al4V) was connected with CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced
plastic) by hot-pressing joining. Influence of textured grid width on tensile-shear force of joint …

Because of the severe corrosion of marine structural steel under the splash zone, it is
proposed to prepare surface textures in widely used epoxy resin (ER) coatings to improve …

Surface treatment of the adherends prior to adhesive bonding plays an important role in the
enhancing of strength and durability of bonded joints. In this work, an investigation on effect …

Laser surface treatment is a promising technique to increase the adhesive strength of
carbon fibres reinforced plastics joints. In this technique, the laser beam is adopted to …