Ultrasonic welding of novel carbon/Elium® thermoplastic composites with flat and integrated energy directors : lap shear characterisation and fractographic investigation
The current research work presents a first attempt to investigate the welding attributes of Elium® thermoplastic resin and the fusion bonding using ultrafast ultrasonic welding technique. The integrated energy director (ED) polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) panel manufacturing was carried out using t...
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| author | Bhudolia, Somen K. Gohel, Goram Kantipudi, Jayaram Leong, Kah Fai Jr., Robert J. Barsotti |
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| description | The current research work presents a first attempt to investigate the welding attributes of Elium® thermoplastic resin and the fusion bonding using ultrafast ultrasonic welding technique. The integrated energy director (ED) polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) panel manufacturing was carried out using the Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) technique and the scheme is deduced to manufacture a bubble-free panel. Integrated ED configurations and flat specimens with Elium® film of different thickness at the interface were investigated for ultrasonic welding optimization. Optimised weld time for integrated ED and flat Elium® panels with film (0.5 mm thick) configuration was found to be 1 s and 5.5 s, respectively. The ED integrated configuration showed the best welding results with a lap shear strength of 18.68 MPa. The morphological assessment has shown significant plastic deformation of Elium® resin and the shear cusps formation, which enhances the welding strength. This research has the potential to open up an excellent and automated way of joining Elium® composite parts in automotive, wind turbines, sports, and many other industrial applications. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1441292023-03-04T17:22:14Z Ultrasonic welding of novel carbon/Elium® thermoplastic composites with flat and integrated energy directors : lap shear characterisation and fractographic investigation Bhudolia, Somen K. Gohel, Goram Kantipudi, Jayaram Leong, Kah Fai Jr., Robert J. Barsotti School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Engineering::Materials Composite Materials Elium® The current research work presents a first attempt to investigate the welding attributes of Elium® thermoplastic resin and the fusion bonding using ultrafast ultrasonic welding technique. The integrated energy director (ED) polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) panel manufacturing was carried out using the Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) technique and the scheme is deduced to manufacture a bubble-free panel. Integrated ED configurations and flat specimens with Elium® film of different thickness at the interface were investigated for ultrasonic welding optimization. Optimised weld time for integrated ED and flat Elium® panels with film (0.5 mm thick) configuration was found to be 1 s and 5.5 s, respectively. The ED integrated configuration showed the best welding results with a lap shear strength of 18.68 MPa. The morphological assessment has shown significant plastic deformation of Elium® resin and the shear cusps formation, which enhances the welding strength. This research has the potential to open up an excellent and automated way of joining Elium® composite parts in automotive, wind turbines, sports, and many other industrial applications. Published version The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support from the Institute for Sports Research, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and ARKEMA, France. This research is part of the collaborative project between Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and ARKEMA, France under RCA-18/46 that focuses on the thermoplastic matrix used during resin transfer moulding of structural sports products in mass production. 2020-10-14T09:10:16Z 2020-10-14T09:10:16Z 2020 Journal Article Bhudolia, S. K., Gohel, G., Kantipudi, J., Leong, K. F., & Jr., R. J. B. (2020). Ultrasonic welding of novel carbon/Elium® thermoplastic composites with flat and integrated energy directors : lap shear characterisation and fractographic investigation. Materials, 13(7), doi:10.3390/ma13071634 1996-1944 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144129 10.3390/ma13071634 7 13 1634 en Materials © 2020 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Materials Composite Materials Elium® Bhudolia, Somen K. Gohel, Goram Kantipudi, Jayaram Leong, Kah Fai Jr., Robert J. Barsotti Ultrasonic welding of novel carbon/Elium® thermoplastic composites with flat and integrated energy directors : lap shear characterisation and fractographic investigation |
| title | Ultrasonic welding of novel carbon/Elium® thermoplastic composites with flat and integrated energy directors : lap shear characterisation and fractographic investigation |
| title_full | Ultrasonic welding of novel carbon/Elium® thermoplastic composites with flat and integrated energy directors : lap shear characterisation and fractographic investigation |
| title_fullStr | Ultrasonic welding of novel carbon/Elium® thermoplastic composites with flat and integrated energy directors : lap shear characterisation and fractographic investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultrasonic welding of novel carbon/Elium® thermoplastic composites with flat and integrated energy directors : lap shear characterisation and fractographic investigation |
| title_short | Ultrasonic welding of novel carbon/Elium® thermoplastic composites with flat and integrated energy directors : lap shear characterisation and fractographic investigation |
| title_sort | ultrasonic welding of novel carbon elium r thermoplastic composites with flat and integrated energy directors lap shear characterisation and fractographic investigation |
| topic | Engineering::Materials Composite Materials Elium® |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144129 |
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