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Surface tension and surface energy.(Coatings Clinic)

Publication: JCT CoatingsTech
Publication Date: 01-FEB-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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I have blamed surface tension for many of the coatings defects that I have discussed in this column, including craters (Figure 1), poor wetting/dewetting (Figure 2), convection flows, telegraphing, and fat edges. So, I thought that I should stop and discuss this property of materials in more...

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...detail. I also will say a little about how to measure it and what to do when it needs to be changed to help solve a problem.

The terms surface tension and surface energy are often used interchangeably. They are the same numerically, although they have different units. They are measures of an effect that arises from unbalanced molecular cohesive forces at a surface that cause the surface to contract and behave like a film...

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