Defect Explanation of the Reason for the Remedies to avoid

defect occurrence

Adhesives are not Total curing time and The final strength of
Incomplete curing. completely cured the sufficient air the adhesive bond is
therefore bond content were not got achieved only after
between the adherents for the curing. curing; the adhesive
are not strong. needs a particular wait
Adherent can be slip time to solidify before
each other. bonding two materials.
And it would like to
take good air content.

Air entrapment can be Air gaps could prevent Removal of air from a
source of failure the adhesive from system , prior to
Air entrapment especially in small interfacing fully with application may be a
applications. the substrate surface necessary processing
which may result in step.
decrease strength.

Due to contamination Poor bonding process

Adhesion Failure of impurities can and Components may Controlling the
potentially cause loss have been improperly cleaning process.
of adhesion over time. cleaned.
 Controlling the
cleaning process at the
This defect may occur Because of usage sight, not using
locally, but it is more contaminants or poor of any silicone
Incorrect cure likely to occur mixing, because of compounds. Mixing of
throughout the whole incorrect formulation the original container,
bond line. or mixing, or thermal Ensuring a
exposure. homogenous mix of
each component prior
to mixing (for two
parts) is vital to achieve
maximum properties.

Cohesive failure of the Shear stresses By using good bonding

Tensile, Compressive, adhesive occurs when produced by tensile, design. But joints are
or shear failure of the the load exceeds the torsional or pure shear best used when
adherents. inherent adhesive loads on substrate. stresses concentrated
strength. along the bond line and
perpendicular forces
are minimal.