Adhesive, bearing with the adhesive, and methods of making
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
InventorsJing Dong, Nafih Mekhilef, Dongyeop Shin
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an adhesive layer, bearing including the adhesive layer, and methods of forming. The adhesive layer can include a mixture of a first polymer, a second polymer, and a third polymer, wherein the second polymer includes ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, and the third polymer includes a modified ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, ethylene tetrafluoroethylene hexafluoropropylene, or a combination thereof. In a particular embodiment, the first polymer can include an aromatic polymer. In another embodiment, the adhesive layer can have a tensile stress in an extrusion direction of at least 30 MPa.
Claims20
A bearing, comprising:
- a substrate layer;
- and
- an adhesive layer disposed over the substrate,
- wherein the adhesive layer comprises:
- a first polymer, wherein the first polymer is present in the adhesive layer in a content from 3 wt. % to 25 wt. % for a total weight of the adhesive layer;
- a second polymer comprising ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE);
- and
- a third polymer comprising a modified ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (mETFE), an ethylene tetrafluoroethylene hexafluoropropylene (EFEP), or a combination thereof;
- and
- wherein the adhesive layer has at least one characteristic selected from the group consisting of:
- a melting temperature that is at least 20° C. higher than a melting temperature of the third polymer;
- a tensile stress in an extrusion direction of at least 30 MPa;
- a tensile stress in a transversal direction of at least 20 MPa;
- and
- a melting temperature that is at most 330° C.
A bearing comprising:
- a substrate layer;
- and
- an adhesive layer disposed over the substrate,
- wherein the adhesive layer comprises:
- a first polymer, wherein the first polymer comprises an aromatic polymer;
- a second polymer comprising ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE);
- and
- a third polymer comprising a modified ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (mETFE), an ethylene tetrafluoroethylene hexafluoropropylene (EFEP), or a combination thereof;
- and
- wherein the adhesive layer has at least one characteristic selected from the group consisting of:
- a melting temperature that is at least 20° C. higher than a melting temperature of the third polymer;
- a tensile stress in an extrusion direction of at least 30 MPa;
- a tensile stress in a transversal direction of at least 20 MPa;
- and
- a melting temperature that is at most 33° C.
A bearing, comprising:
- a substrate layer;
- a sliding layer;
- and
- an adhesive layer disposed between the substrate and the sliding layer,
- wherein the adhesive layer comprises:
- a first polymer comprising polyethersulfone (PESU), polyphenylene sulfide, polyphenylsulfone, or a combination thereof;
- wherein the first polymer is present in the adhesive layer in a content from 3 wt. % to 25 wt. % for a total weight of the adhesive layer;
- a second polymer comprising ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE);
- and
- a third polymer comprising a modified ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (mETFE), an ethylene tetrafluoroethylene hexafluoropropylene (EFEP), or a combination thereof;
- and
- wherein the adhesive layer has at least one characteristic selected from the group consisting of:
- a melting temperature that is at least 20° C. higher than a melting temperature of the third polymer;
- a tensile stress in an extrusion direction of at least 30 MPa;
- a tensile stress in a transversal direction of at least 20 MPa;
- and
- a melting temperature that is at most 330° C.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.