- peelback
- A method of separating a bond of two flexible materials or a flexible and a rigid material that have been bonded with an adhesive. The flexible material is pulled from the mating surface at a 90 or 180 degree angle to the plane in which it is adhered. The stress is concentrated along the line of immediate separation. Strengths are expressed in pounds per inch width (piw)
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.