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Both materials were subjected to two different degradation processes, one hygrothermal and the other in a salt-fog chamber. After aging, the mode-I fracture has been evaluated for both materials. From the experimental results obtained, it can be deduced for the epoxy adhesive that exposure to the hygrothermal environment used moderately modifies its behavior against delamination, while its exposure to the saline environment produces a significant loss of its resistance to delamination. For the acrylic adhesive, the hygrothermal exposure causes an improvement in its delamination behavior for all the exposure periods considered, while the saline environment slightly modifies its behavior. 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