Adhesive properties of S.S to PU and PVC leathers
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
ISSN: 0955-6222
Article publication date: 27 May 2014
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the interfacial nanostructures and the adhesions of the stainless steel (S.S) coating to the polyurethane (PU) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) leathers.
Design/methodology/approach
PU leather and PVC leather deposit S.S nano-films on the surface of PU and PVC leathers in this study. The interfacial nanostructures were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The experimental results revealed that the surface roughness of the substrates had extremely important influence on the morphology of nano-films. The adhesions of the S.S coating to the PU and PVC leathers were investigated by the peel-off test.
Findings
The results showed that the adhesive performance of the S.S nano-films coating on PVC leather was better than that on the substrate of PU leather. Moreover, a weight loss of per peeling force calculating formulation is proposed to determine the bonding strength between the S.S films and the substrates.
Originality/value
In this paper, influence of different substrates on surface morphology of S.S coating was studied by SEM and AFM. Moreover, the weight loss of per peeling force calculating formulation was used to discuss the bonding strength between the S.S coating and the substrates. The research methods presented in this paper are of innovation significance to a certain extent.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for the financial support.
Citation
Jiang, S., Miao, D. and Zhao, D. (2014), "Adhesive properties of S.S to PU and PVC leathers", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 26 No. 2, pp. 108-117. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-08-2012-0052
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2014, Emerald Group Publishing Limited