Optimizing enamel adhesion.(experiments on enamel adhesion to steel) From: Ceramic Industry | Date: December 1, 2001| Author: Evele, Helger; Fick, Dana; Gnizak, Dave; Layne, Chuck | COPYRIGHT 2001 BNP Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The way in which enamel bonds to steel can be categorized as mechanical, physical or chemical. A mechanical bond depends on the surface roughness of the steel, which can produce minor improvements in adhesion. A physical bond is typically related to compressive or Van Der Waals forces, which are very weak at best.

Chemical bonding, the bond most often reported in literature, occurs when the oxide dissolves into the glass. Joseph A. Pask relates that good adherence of a g...

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