Adhesives

Adhesives

[] This wikipedia page aims to explain what adhesives are, what they do , what there disadvantages and advantages are, and when can adhesives can be used to construct designs.

- []

What is an Adhesive? Adhesives are usually a liquid solution that bonds materials together often used for building furniture and storage devices.

Mechanisms of adhesion
Adhesion, the attachment between adhesive and substrate may occur either by mechanical means, in which the adhesive works its way into small pores of the substrate, or by one of several chemical mechanisms. The strength of adhesion depends on many factors, including the means by which it occurs. In some cases an actual chemical bond occurs between adhesive and substrate. In others electrostatic forces, as in static electricity, hold the substances together. A third mechanism involves the van der Waals forces that develop between molecules. A fourth means involves the moisture-aided diffusion of the glue into the substrate, followed by hardening.