Effect of fullerenes and gamma-irradiation on the adhesive strength of model adhesive joints

The dependence of the adhesive strength of model glass/binder/glass adhesive compositions cured with aliphatic and aromatic hardeners on the γ-radiation dose was studied. It was shown that the strength of the fullerene-modified binder decreases at low absorbed doses (to 20 kGy), whereas the strength of the composition with the aliphatic binder increases again with an increase in the dose in the range 140–240 kGy, although its does not reach that of the unirradiated composite.