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[2] The bonding of materials with adhesives (glues, cements, binders, etc),
in which the intermolecular forces between adhesive and adherend provide
the bonds.
[3] The intimate sticking together of metallic surfaces under compressive
stresses by bonds which form as a function of stress, time, and
temperature. The speed of formation is related to dislocation, and may
occur virtually instantaneously under high shear stresses.
Also see
cold welding
[4] The ability of paint, primer, or glue to stick to the surface to which it is
applied.
[5] The ability of a tire to grip the surface of the road.
[6] Mutual forces between two magnetic bodies linked by magnetic flux,
or between two charged non-conducting bodies which keeps them in
contact
[7] Intermolecular forces which hold matter together, particularly closely
contiguous surfaces of neighboring media, e.g., liquid in contact with a
solid.
Also see
intercoat adhesion failure
limits of adhesion
adhesion failure:
See intercoat adhesion failure
adhesive:
[1] A substance (like glue) that is used to join two substances. An adhesive
must bond both mating surfaces through specific adhesion (molecular
attraction), through mechanical anchoring (by flowing into holes in porous
surfaces), or through fusion (partial solution of both surfaces in the
adhesive or its solvent vehicle). Various descriptive adjectives are used
with the term adhesive to indicate types, such as:
a. physical form
liquid adhesive, film adhesive, etc.
b. composition
resin adhesive, rubber adhesive, silicone based, mastic, etc.
c. end use
metal-to-metal adhesive, plastic adhesive, rubber adhesive
d. application
sprayable adhesive, hot melt adhesive, etc.