ABSTRACT
J. M. GRACE,* V. BOTTICELLI, D. R. FREEMAN, W. KOSEL and R. G. SPAHN Eastman Kodak Company, 1-81-RL-02022, Rochester, NY 14650-2022, USA
A problem endemic to coating technology is the poor adhesion of the coating to the substrate. Adhesion-related problems generally have severe ramifications for product longevity or even product yield. Solutions to such problems are often limited by the ability to measure adhesion in a practical manner — the measurement technique must be sufficiently quantitative to permit the study of the effects of process factors on adhesion for the coatings and substrates of interest (in the products of interest). It is not surprising, then, that the scientific literature contains a significant body of work in the area of assessing and improving the adhesion of coatings to substrates. For a comprehensive bibliography on adhesion measurement techniques for films and coatings, see Mittal [1].
