The treatment of the foil, film and
board using the flame is the method of AdhesionImprovement. During the commencement of process, the flame is passed over a
surface leads to the growth of the wettability and the surface energy and thus
permitting a good contact between the fluids that are used for purpose of
decoration and the surface. Now the surface
activation is the technique for the hard metallizing to the plate plastics.
Except for the use of the chromic acid or the mechanical etching.
The plastics that could be treated by
the process of Surface Activation are
the Acetyl, Nylon, TPO, PE, PPP, PEEK. The plastics could replace metals such
as the aluminium or zinc due to its lower weight and its cost effective feature
and also its ability that it could be turned out into different complicated
shapes. Most of the cases it is seen that the metallic coating is applied so
that it improves the electrical conductivity. The dimensions are retained in
this process which gives it an exceptional deposit adhesion, while compared to
various pre-treatment methods. The well-known treatment for the adhesion and surface
improvement is the plasma treatment. As the plasma interacts in a various way
with the polymer surface. However, the deposition of the ultra-thin layers by
the plasma permits the adjustments for the wetting properties. By depositing a
graded layer can also enhance the adhesion of the plasma coating.
During the process of Adhesion Improvement, at first, a
plasma treatment is required for the PC in order to clean it out and henceforth
the polymer is cross-linked. The useful of the adhesion value is exposed to
ageing, which signifies that the peel strength gradually decreases with the
storage time and at the same time the appropriate condition of air is required.
A conclusion could be drawn out that the ageing of the film adhesion depends
upon the polymer, internal stresses over the plasma deposited coating and even
the storage condition. And the surface could be modified by the plasma
treatment in various ways.