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Figure 6.10 Basic arrangements for corona surface treating of (a) plastic coated
paper and (b) plastic film. 41
treatment has been applied to automotive trim parts of up to 1/8 inch
thick. Significant bond strength improvements were noticed by treat-
ing talc filled polypropylene parts before bonding with hot melt ad-
hesives. 42
Corona discharge treatments have been commonly employed to
treat substrates such as films or polymer coated paper for printing.
The polymers commonly treated are polyethylene, polypropylene, and
polyethylene terephthalate, or Mylar . Fluorocarbon film surfaces
