Studies on the Characteristics of EVA Foam by Solvent Treatment

용매 처리에 의한 EVA foam 표면 특성에 관한 연구

To estimate the effect of the surface state of the EVA foam on an adhesion, the surface was treated with solvents having different values of a solubility parameter and a surface tension. The morphology and the contact angle were measured by SEM and contact angle tester, respectively. The value of the critical surface tension(${\gamma}_{c,0}$) of the EVA foam calculated by Zismann plot was 27.08 dyne/cm. The surface state and the ${\gamma}_c$ of the EVA foam were changed by solvent treatment. The swelling ratio of EVA foam was influenced by solubility parameter of a solvent, on the other hand the degree of change in the surface state was dependent on a surface tension of a solvent. When a surface tension of solvent. When a surface tension of solvent is lower than ${\gamma}_{c,0}$ of the EVA foam, the wettability of a solvent was good and the surface state was greatly changed. The adhesion strength of EVA foam was greatly improved to above 600% as compared to that of the untreated one. As the ${\gamma}_c$ of EVA was closed to the surface tension of the primer, the good adhesion strength was obtained.

표면 에너지가 낮아 접착이 어려운 EVA foam을 용해도 파라미터와 표면장력이 다른 용매로 표면처리하여 표면의 상태 변화를 SEM, 접촉각 측정 등으로 조사하였으며 표면의 변화가 접착력에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. Zismann plot에 의해 계산된 EVA foam의 임계표면장력 (${\gamma}_{c,0}$)은 27.08 dyne/cm이었다. 용매 처리에 의해 EVA foam 표면의 형태 및 임계포면장력이 변화하였으며 EVA foam의 팽윤도가 용해도 파라미터에 의해 영향을 받는 것에 비해 표면의 변화 정도는 용매의 표면장력에 더 크게 의존하였다. 표면의 변화는 용매의 표면장력 (${\gamma}_L$)이 EVA foam의 임계표면장력 보다 낮아 wetting이 잘될수록 커지는 것으로 나타났다. 용매 처리된 EVA foam을 접착한 결과 처리하지 않은 것에 비해 접착력이 600% 이상 크게 향상되었으며, ${\gamma}_c$가 프라이머의 ${\gamma}_{L,p}$에 근접하여 ${\gamma}_c/{\gamma}_{L,p}$가 1에 가까워질수록 접착력이 증가하였다.