TY - GEN
T1 - Towards thermoplastic carbon fiber reinforced plastics for the automotive industry - The need for and potentials of fusion bonding and hybridization
AU - Schwingenschlögl, Alex
AU - Verghese, Nikhil
AU - Bruckbauer, Philipp
AU - Ehard, Stefan
AU - Drechsler, Klaus
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Based on a literature review the need for and potential of fusion bonding / thermoplastic welding techniques within the automotive industry is described. Based on (i) a brief assessment of the current carbon fiber use and a prognosis of the future development and (ii) a short summary of the principles of the thermoplastic welding process, current available welding techniques are assessed for their suitability in an automotive environment, concluding that induction welding possess a high potential for structural welding applications while ultrasonic and rotational friction welding is favored for spot welding applications. Opportunities for hybrid material joining are highlighted exemplarily by (i) the functionalization of thermoset carbon fiber reinforced plastics by means of TP foils and (ii) hot bonding of TP layers to metallic surfaces by a modified thermoplastic automated fiber placement process. The paper aims to provide the background and a basic starting point for the definition of further research efforts to be undertaken.
AB - Based on a literature review the need for and potential of fusion bonding / thermoplastic welding techniques within the automotive industry is described. Based on (i) a brief assessment of the current carbon fiber use and a prognosis of the future development and (ii) a short summary of the principles of the thermoplastic welding process, current available welding techniques are assessed for their suitability in an automotive environment, concluding that induction welding possess a high potential for structural welding applications while ultrasonic and rotational friction welding is favored for spot welding applications. Opportunities for hybrid material joining are highlighted exemplarily by (i) the functionalization of thermoset carbon fiber reinforced plastics by means of TP foils and (ii) hot bonding of TP layers to metallic surfaces by a modified thermoplastic automated fiber placement process. The paper aims to provide the background and a basic starting point for the definition of further research efforts to be undertaken.
KW - Composite joining
KW - Fusion bonding
KW - Thermoplastic composites
KW - Thermoplastic welding
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85018567742
T3 - ECCM 2016 - Proceeding of the 17th European Conference on Composite Materials
BT - ECCM 2016 - Proceeding of the 17th European Conference on Composite Materials
PB - European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM
T2 - 17th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 2016
Y2 - 26 June 2016 through 30 June 2016
ER -