In order to improve the bonding performance, EVA composite hot melt adhesives were prepared by introducing crosslinking agent and silane coupling agent in this paper. A binary EVA resin blend as the base resin with appropriate viscosity and tensile shear strength was selected as hot melt adhesive. The effects of crosslinking agent and silane coupling agent on the properties of ethylene/vinyl acetate (EVA) composite hot melt adhesive were studied. By investigating the preparation and curing conditions of hot melt adhesive and the properties of hot melt adhesive after the introduction of dicumyl peroxide (DCP), the optimum temperature and dosage of DCP and its influence on the properties were determined. It was found that the tensile shear strength of hot melt adhesive increased from 0.247 MPa to 0.726 MPa when 2 phr DCP and 5 phr KH570 were added at the same time. The tensile strength and tensile shear strength of hot melt adhesive are only slightly improved when silicone coupling agents with different functional groups are added to EVA composite hot melt adhesive. However, it was found that excessive silane coupling agent would significantly reduce the tensile strength and shear peel strength of the material.
Keywords: EVA; crosslinking; hot melt adhesive; silicone coupling agent.