A surface pretreatment for aluminum and titanium involving the reaction of phosphonic acid (RPO(OH)2), R=butyl or vinyl for aluminum and R=vinyl for titanium, has been investigated. The durability of phosphonic acid-pretreated samples was compared with that for P2-etched (ferric sulfate-sulfuric acid) adherends. Samples were bonded with LaRC-IA adhesive in a wedge test geometry. Environmental testing consisted of static and cyclical exposure for 240 hours in three atmospheres: 1) 170°C, 2 torr; 2) -20°C; 3) 60°C, 70% relative humidity. Crack propagation arrested within 48 hours. The order of durability in static environmental tests for aluminum was vinyl phosphonic acid > P2 > butyl phosphonic acid. The durability performance was reversed for cyclic testing. The durability of specimens using P2-etched titanium was superior to that for vinyl phosphonic acid-treated titanium in all environmental tests. / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/41597 |
| Date | 14 March 2009 |
| Creators | Holmes, Brenda L. |
| Contributors | Chemistry, Dillard, John G., Webster, H. F., Wightman, James P. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Text |
| Format | xv, 142 leaves, BTD, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | OCLC# 32161861, LD5655.V855_1994.H656.pdf |
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