Abstract
Thermoplastics adhesives have unlimited shelf lives, can produce bonds with high strengths and can be remolded quickly by application of heat and pressure. We investigated the viability of resistive implant welding and induction welding to bond aluminium alloy to APC-2™ a unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polyetheretherketone composite, using a thermoplastic interlayer. Lap shear strengths of 41 MPa and 32 MPa were achieved with resistance implant bonding and induction welding respectively. These lap shear strengths were comparable to that of AF-163 (about 36 MPa), a standard structural aerospace epoxy adhesive. Bonding durations were short on the order of 10 to 15 minutes and pressures needed were atmospheric.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 52-61 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Advanced Materials |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering