Author(s)

Amir Yaghmaei, Seyed Mojtaba Zebarjad, Mehrdad Kashefi

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

Cyanoacrylate adhesive and its composites have been widely used in industry and dentistry. According to literature survey done by the authors, there are few papers concentrated on role of nano-sized particles on wear behavior of cyanoacrylate glue. Thus the main goal of current research focused on clarifying the role of nano-sized SiO₂ on wear behavior of cyanoacrylate. Pin-on-disk wear test, SEM imaging and microhardness test was utilized to investigate wear performance of cyanoacrylate and its nanocomposites with SiO₂. The results indicated that SiO₂ nano powders can reduce wear rate of cyanoacrylate and change its wear mechanism. It was also shown that surface hardness of cyanoacrylate is increased by addition of nano-sized SiO₂.

Cyanoacrylate; SiO₂ Nano Powders; Wear Behavior; SEM; Microhardness

A. Yaghmaei, S. Zebarjad and M. Kashefi, "On the Wear Behavior of Cyanoacrylate in Presence of Nano-Sized SiO₂," Engineering, Vol. 4 No. 5, 2012, pp. 245-251. doi: 10.4236/eng.2012.45032.