Date of Award
11-7-2015
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
Supervisor
Riahi, Reza
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Fuel economy targets are pushing car makers to develop several strategies in order to reduce the weight of the vehicles. Within this scenario adhesive bonding is nowadays a widespread technology that represents a joining technique aiming to replace or to combine fastening for lightweight construction of car bodies and multi-material design. In this work an experimental investigation into the static strength of aluminum alloy structural adhesive lap joints is carried out by varying factors influencing the bonding behaviour of the joint. The impact of surface roughness, geometrical control factors (adherend thickness and adhesive thickness) and test conditions (test temperature and test speed) is evaluated. The outcomes derived from the tensile tests are analyzed in terms of load, elongation and energy at failure. Finally a failure mode analysis is conducted in order to either verify or explain the results obtained.
Recommended Citation
Amoruso, Francesco Vincenzo, "Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Key Variables on the Static Strength of Aluminum Alloy Structural Adhesive Joints" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5510.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/5510