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Table 7 Adhesive joint leather/TR: peel strength per unit width

From: Importance of the surface treatment in the peeling strength of joints for the shoes industry

Surface treatments

Maximum load (N)

Peel strength per unit width (N/mm)

All treatments

264

8.80

Untreated

17.3

0.58

TR: chemical treatment

17.5

0.58

Leather: mechanical treatment

73

2.43

TR: chemical/Leather: mechan.

227

7.57

Leather: primer

22

0.73

Leather: mechan. + primer

113

3.77