Fusion Bonding Of Polymer Composites 1st Edition C Ageorges Ing by C. Ageorges Ing, Msc, Phd, L. Ye Bsc, Msc, Phd (auth.) 9781447101710, 9781447110873, 1447101715, 1447110870 instant download after payment.

Fusion bonding is one of the three methods available for joining composite and dissimilar materials. While the other two, mechanical fastening and adhesion bonding, have been the subject of wide coverage both in textbooks and monographs, fusion bonding is covered here substantially for the first time. Fusion bonding offers a number of advantages over traditional joining techniques and it is anticipated that its use will increase dramatically in the future because of the rise in the use of thermoplastic matrix composites and the growing necessity for recyclability of engineering assemblies. Fusion Bonding of Polymer Compositesprovides an in-depth understanding of the physicalmechanisms involved in the fusion bonding process, coveringsuch topics as:
- heat transfer in fusion bonding;
- modelling thermal degradation;
- consolidation mechanisms;
- crystallisation kinetics;
- processing-microstructure-property relationship;
- full-scale fusion bonding;
- fusion bonding of thermosetting composite/thermoplasticcomposite and metal/thermoplastic joints.
The book focuses on one practical case study using theresistance welding process. This example exposes the readerto the development of processing windows for a novelmanufacturing process including the use of experimental testprogrammes and modelling strategies.