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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Are All Peel Adhesion Strength Tests Alike?

A 180 degree peel adhesion test is routinely performed to provide strength information to engineers, chemists, and scientists for formulation, package design, material selection, and process parameter decisions. Moreover, results from this testing (maximum load and average peel force) are published in technical data sheets, and comparisons of the results are frequently performed to help determine the optimal adhesive for an application. However, one should use great caution when comparing these values without understanding the test instrument’s bandwidth and data acquisition settings. Find the whitepaper on instron.com to learn how Dan McClellan, Instron® Sales Engineer, examines the effect that variances in data collection rates and electronic bandwidths have on testing results.

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