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JOURNAL OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 303-341Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0892705704045187
Keywords
thermoplastic composites; fusion bonding; friction welding; thermal welding; electromagnetic welding
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Joining of thermoplastic composites is an important step in the manufacturing of aerospace thermoplastic composite structures. Therefore, several joining methods for thermoplastic composite components have been under investigation and development. In general, joining of thermoplastic composites can be categorized into mechanical fastening, adhesive bonding, solvent bonding, co-consolidation, and fusion bonding or welding. Fusion bonding or welding has great potential for the joining, assembly, and repair of thermoplastic composite components and also offers many advantages over other joining techniques. The process of fusion-bonding involves heating and melting the polymer on the bond surfaces of the components and then pressing these surfaces together for polymer solidification and consolidation. The focus of this paper is to review the different fusion-bonding methods for thermoplastic composite components and present recent developments in this area. The various welding techniques and the corresponding manufacturing methodologies, the required equipment, the effects of processing parameters on weld performance and quality, the advantages/disadvantages of each technique, and the applications are described.
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