delaminates
Plies come apart
Delaminates means separates into layers.
Materials that are built up in layers—plywood, composite panels, laminated glass—can delaminate when the bonding fails: The hull started to delaminate after years of water exposure.
The term appears in manufacturing, construction, and materials science, describing a specific mode of structural failure.
Shedding in layers
- chippingBreaking into fragments
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- scalingClimbing or resizing
- sheddingLosing outer covering
spalling · cracking · lifting · curling · bubbling · warping · buckling · separating
Made of distinct parts
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- veneerDecorative outer layer
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
- adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
bonding · resin · panel · coating · cladding · layered · sheeting · substrate
flaking
Shedding in layers
- chippingBreaking into fragments
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- scalingClimbing or resizing
shedding · spalling · cracking · lifting · curling · bubbling · warping · buckling · separating · coming loose
composite
Made of distinct parts
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- veneerDecorative outer layer
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
adhesive · bonding · resin · panel · coating · cladding · layered · sheeting · substrate · interlayer
decay
Gradual organic breakdown
- degradationDecline in condition
- wearCarry on person
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
damage · aging · decline · weakening · fatigue · corrosion · weathering · erosion · crumbling · disintegration
detach
To separate from
decouple · unstick · debond · disunite · disconnect · part · lift · release · loosen · separate