Studies on Utilization of Plastic Adhesives for Horseshoeing

II. Measurement of Tensile Strength of Some Adhesives

Abstract

Measurement vas made on the tensile strength of test pieces that were hoof -horn pieces to which had been attached acrylic-resin or hard-rubber pieces (plasticity with good adhesive power) with Cernedine-super, Bond-master, Eastman 910, and Bond G 17. Eastman 910 was little resistant to water and acrylic-resin wore more easily than metal when it was used as material of the horseshoe . Measurement of the test pieces was made by Shopper's tester. The tensile strength of acrylic-resin pieces was the greatest (80 kg/cm²) at 15-20°C five hours after the adhesion of hard-rubber pieces, which was followed by that of acrylic-resin pieces adhered with Cemedine-super. Bond G 17 could not adhere an acrylic-resin or hard -rubber piece to a hoof-horn piece.