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Bonding thermoplastic rubber to steel

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espresso51

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Aug 22, 2006
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Hi, Is it possible to bond steel to polyethylene based thermoplastic rubber while overmoulding the steel in an injection moulding process?
 
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For chemical bonding (rather than simple mechanical locking), steel can be plated with copper or a chemical bonding agent used. See the links in
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The info mostly deals with rubber-to-metal; maybe contact them about polyethylene.
 
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