Induction welding is a suitable and promising technique for the assembly of thermoplastic composite structural components. In this work, the simulation and experimental research of induction welding devoted to the quality and efficient bonding of carbon fiber reinforced polyetheretherketone (CF/PEEK) laminates utilizing carbon fiber susceptors is presented. The carbon fiber susceptors that consist of carbon fabric and resin film same as base materials are prepared as heating elements to concentrate the heat generation on the welding interface. A transient three-dimensional finite element model is developed to analyze the heating characteristics and temperature distribution during the welding process. Induction welding experiments are carried out to investigate the effect of heat input on fusion behavior at the bonding interface, focusing on macro appearances, interfacial fusion morphologies and welding defects. The results show that heat distribution at the welding interface is uneven, presenting that the temperature at the edge is higher than at the center. An increase in heat input facilitates the fusion of the joints, which is demonstrated by a smaller relative width of the fusion zone and expander effective bonding area. However, macro and micro welding defects start to appear in joints due to the massive melting, ablation and thermal decomposition of resin, which are caused by excessive heat input. The micro defects dominated by pores are divided into four types according to their positions, sizes, morphologies and causes of formation.
Hybrid components composed of CFRTP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Polymer) and TC4 titanium alloy are increasingly applied in the aerospace eld. The scanning mode has a signi cant in uence on the quality of laser joining joint between CFRTP and TC4 titanium alloy. Therefore, the laser joining between TC4 titanium alloy with surface microgrooves and CFRTP has been implemented under oscillating laser joining mode and linear laser joining mode respectively in the present research. The temperature distribution is qualitatively explored based on the established mathematical model of laser joining between CFRTP and TC4 titanium alloy. The interface morphology and the joining strength of CFRTP/TC4 titanium alloy lap joints under oscillating laser joining and linear laser joining are compared.The results indicate that the simulated temperature distribution shows good agreement with the experimental result. Compared with linear laser joining, the oscillating laser joining weakens the heat concentration and creates a heating zone with larger area and more uniform temperature distribution.The interface morphology of laser joining CFRTP/TC4 titanium alloy joints with better resin lling and fewer bubble defects is obtained by oscillating laser joining due to the temperature variation of the form of unequal amplitude oscillations, whereas there are a large number of large-size bubbles in the lling resin and small-sized fusion gaps distributed at the interface with the linear laser scanning mode. By adopting the joining method with oscillating laser scanning mode, higher quality joints can be obtained.
This paper presents a method to improve the laser joint strength between carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite (CFRTP) and aluminum alloy. In this method, the aluminum alloy sheet is preset between the polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and carbon cloth, while the CFRTP with preset aluminum alloy sheet is attained by the compression molding method. The CFRTP with preset aluminum alloy sheet is connected to the aluminum alloy by laser heat source, and the maximum load of the joint can reach 4264 N. Microstructure and fracture surface morphology of joint are observed and analyzed. The results indicate that the element diffusion between the preset aluminum alloy sheet and CFRTP shows more significant compared with the interface of aluminum alloy and CFRTP due to the effect of hot pressing. The fracture failure mode of the lap structure between aluminum alloy and CFRTP is mixed fracture with adhesion fracture as the main component. The fracture position of preset aluminum alloy sheet and aluminum alloy lap structure occurs near the weld seam fusion line, while the fracture behavior presents a ductile fracture. The joint bonding force is mainly attributed to the collective effect of two lap structures, during the stretching process, the interface between aluminum alloy and CFRTP first undergoes fracture, then preset aluminum alloy sheet undergoes plastic fracture failure.
Hybrid components composed of CFRTP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Polymer) and TC4 titanium alloy are increasingly applied in the aerospace field. The scanning mode has a significant influence on the quality of laser joining joint between CFRTP and TC4 titanium alloy. Therefore, the laser joining between TC4 titanium alloy with surface microgrooves and CFRTP has been implemented under oscillating laser joining mode and linear laser joining mode respectively in the present research. The temperature distribution is qualitatively explored based on the established mathematical model of laser joining between CFRTP and TC4 titanium alloy. The interface morphology and the joining strength of CFRTP/TC4 titanium alloy lap joints under oscillating laser joining and linear laser joining are compared. The results indicate that the simulated temperature distribution shows good agreement with the experimental result. Compared with linear laser joining, the oscillating laser joining weakens the heat concentration and creates a heating zone with larger area and more uniform temperature distribution. The interface morphology of laser joining CFRTP/TC4 titanium alloy joints with better resin filling and fewer bubble defects is obtained by oscillating laser joining due to the temperature variation of the form of unequal amplitude oscillations, whereas there are a large number of large-size bubbles in the filling resin and small-sized fusion gaps distributed at the interface with the linear laser scanning mode. By adopting the joining method with oscillating laser scanning mode, higher quality joints can be obtained.
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