Zurich University
of Applied Sciences

Development of a structural rubber adhesive

Description

The aim of the project is to develop an innovative rubber adhesive technology for structural applications with good adhesion spectrum on different surfaces, tolerance to different thermal expansion coefficients of different materials such as aluminum, fiber composites, steel and combinations thereof, and high strength at high elongation at break.

Stress-strain diagram with abstract representation of deformations on molecular level

Key data

Projectlead

Prof. Dr. Christof Brändli

Project partners

EFTEC AG; Ostschweizer Fachhochschule OST

Project status

completed, 09/2016 - 05/2020

Institute/Centre

Institute of Materials and Process Engineering (IMPE)

Funding partner

KTI-Projekt / Projekt Nr. 18615.2 PFEN-NM

Project budget

663'345 CHF

Portrait photo of Prof. Dr. Christof Brändli

Prof. Dr. Christof Brändli

School of Engineering
Technikumstrasse 9
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 65 86
christof.braendli@zhaw.ch

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