INTERFACIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN POLYSULFIDE SEALANT BONDING.

A. M. Usmani; R. P. Chartoff; W. M. Warner; J. M. Butler; I. O. Salyer; D. E. Miller

doi:10.5254/1.3535847

INTERFACIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN POLYSULFIDE SEALANT BONDING.

A. M. Usmani^*, R. P. Chartoff, W. M. Warner, J. M. Butler, I. O. Salyer, D. E. Miller

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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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The leak repair of integral fuel tank sealant on military aircraft is both tedious and costly. The current system uses a polysulfide sealant. A polyurethane coating is used on the tank interior surfaces prior to sealant application. The polysulfide sealant fills the cavities, seams and rivets. The sealant-coating combination works well initially and there is apparently adequate adhesion of the polysulfide rubber to the polyurethane coating. Upon extended aircraft usage, however, leaks do develop. In the reported experiments, the authors studied coating aging, use of primers, and determined factors governing coating-sealant interfacial integrity. The results obtained were analyzed in terms of the chemical reactions involved, attractive forces, and other bonding considerations. A mechanism of adhesion in polysulfide integral fuel tank sealants is proposed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1081-1095
Number of pages	15
Journal	Rubber Chemistry and Technology
Volume	54
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5254/1.3535847
State	Published - 1981

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