Journal
JOURNAL OF ADHESION
Volume 97, Issue 14, Pages 1322-1335Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00218464.2020.1758074
Keywords
Composites; surface roughness; morphology; surface modification; adhesion by mechanical interlocking
Funding
- Italian M.I.U.R. [(Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita e della Ricerca)]
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This study investigated the surface morphology of CFRP laminates through CO2 laser texturing, finding a strong correlation between surface roughness and treatment density. Experimental results showed that the mechanical performance of ENF bonded joints was mainly limited by the flexural mechanical resistance of the CFRP adherends. The developed laser texturing approach has the potential to increase mechanical resistance in complex bonded joints, optimizing time and cost processes.
Surface roughness of the adherends represents an important factor for manufacturing a reliable bonded joint in structural applications. In case of bonding of parts in carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP), an increase of roughness parameters can be obtained with various techniques. In this paper, the morphology obtained from a CO2 laser texturing on CFRP laminates were investigated. CFRP laminates were manufactured and subjected to laser texturing with various densities. In particular, the densities of treatment have been defined as a function of the grid dimensions of the texture. Subsequently, non-contact measurements were carried out to evaluate the evolution of the surface roughness parameters as a function of the density of the laser treatment. Results showed a strong correlation between surface roughness and density of treatment. In conclusion, these results were compared with experimental tests, which showed that the mechanical performance for ENF bonded joints was limited only by the flexural mechanical resistance of the CFRP adherends. As a result of this work, the developed laser texturing approach is potentially able to increase the mechanical resistance in the function of the real local load acting on the complex bonded joint, optimizing time and cost process.
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