The mechanical theory of adhesion — A seventy year perspective and its current status

D. E. Packham

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Abstract

The mechanical theory featured in some of the earliest scientific discussions of the mechanism of adhesion, published by McBain and Hopkins in 1925, and still finds a place in contemporary accounts of theories of adhesion. At different times during the intervening period, quite different assessments of its significance have been made. In this paper the development of the theory over this seventy year period and the reasons for its changes of fortune are discussed. Contemporary evidence for ‘mechanical adhesion’ is critically examined, and the meaning of the theory is assessed in the context of modem theory of adhesion.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFirst International Congress on Adhesion Science and Technology Invited Papers
Subtitle of host publicationFestschrift in Honor of Dr. K.L. Mittal on the Occasion of his 50th Birthday
EditorsAnderson van Ooij Jr
PublisherCRC Press
Pages81-108
Number of pages28
ISBN (Electronic)9781466562790
ISBN (Print)9789067642910
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 1998

Keywords

  • Adhesion theory
  • Anodised aluminium
  • Anodised titanium
  • FPL etch
  • Macroroughness
  • Mechanical theory
  • Microfibrous surfaces
  • Polyimides
  • Surface roughness
  • Work of adhesion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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