Fusion Bonding/Welding of Thermoplastic Composites

By A. Yousefpour, M. Hojjati, J. Immarigeon. 2004

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Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials

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Friction spot joining of aluminum AA6181-T4 and carbon fiber-reinforced poly(phenylene sulfide): Effects of process parameters on the microstructure and mechanical strength (2015, background): “As a positive side effect the use of advanced lightweight structures generally decreases fuel consumption, increases vehicle operational range without compromising structural mechanical performance [3, 4].”
Self-healing polymeric materials: A review of recent developments (2008, background): “It relies on formation of chain entanglements between two contacting polymer surfaces [37] and is designed to reinstate the original physical properties of the damaged area [14, 38].”
Fluid-driven origami-inspired artificial muscles (2017, background): “Thermal-based welding (hot-plate, hot-air, infrared, and laser welding), friction-based welding (vibration, ultrasonic, and stir welding), and electromagnetic welding (induction, resistance, microwave, and dielectric welding) are the most widely used fusion bonding techniques (35).”
Processing of thermoplastic matrix composites through automated fiber placement and tape laying methods (2018, background): “However, since thermoplastics are stiff and highly viscous, a main disadvantage is the requirement of high processing pressure and temperature which makes them very costly to manufacture.(8,20,21) Furthermore, since heating and cooling rates are so fast, and pressure is applied for a very short time”
Process and performance evaluation of ultrasonic, induction and resistance welding of advanced thermoplastic composites (2013, background): “From all the possible variety of techniques, three are usually acknowledged as the most suitable for continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites (CFRTPCs), namely, resistance, induction and ultrasonic welding.(1,3) Ultrasonic welding belongs to the group of friction welding techniques as it”
In situ monitoring of ultrasonic welding of thermoplastic composites through power and displacement data (2015, background): “Ultrasonic welding is a promising joining technique for thermoplastic composites based on low amplitude and high-frequency vibrations transversally applied to the surfaces to be welded.(1,2) Its main features are the high speed of the process (welding times ranging”