Flanagan, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-8119-7647, Doyle, A., Doyle, K. et al. (7 more authors) (2019) Comparative manufacture and testing of induction- welded and adhesively bonded carbon fibre PEEK stiffened panels. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 32 (12). pp. 1622-1649. ISSN 0892-7057
Abstract
This work presents details of manufacturing and testing of a carbon fibre polyetheretherketone induction-welded hat-stiffened panel. Mechanical testing is carried out to evaluate the performance of the welded assembly and results are compared with similar testing of an adhesively bonded panel. The results show that the welded panel and the bonded panel had similar load-bearing capacity (<2% difference) and stiffness (<1% difference). Optical microscopy is used to verify the weld quality and identify manufacturing artefacts associated with induction welding. Inspection of the panel after welding shows that the induction welding process caused minor warpage, voids and delamination in the panel. The work addresses the lack of data relating to demonstrator scale welded assemblies in the literature, demonstrates that continuous induction welding is a suitable assembly technique for aerospace and automotive components under uniaxial in-plane compressive loading and identifies process-induced artefacts that may occur during induction welding.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Author(s). This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Mechanical testing; assembly; joining; induction welding; PEEK; carbon fibre |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Mar 2024 16:05 |
Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2024 16:06 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0892705718792362 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:210455 |
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