Assessment of geometries for determining strengths of thermoplastic vibration welds

Authors
Stokes, VK
Citation
Vk. Stokes, Assessment of geometries for determining strengths of thermoplastic vibration welds, J MATER SCI, 35(10), 2000, pp. 2393-2403
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00222461 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2393 - 2403
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2461(200005)35:10<2393:AOGFDS>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The effects of weld geometry on the weld strength of thermoplastic resins, as determined by tests on vibration welds of bisphenol-A polycarbonate and poly(butylene terephthalate), are evaluated by tests on three weld geometri es: butt welds, butt welds between specimens of different thicknesses, and T-welds. It is shown that only butt welds provide a true measure of the inh erent weldability of resins. (C) 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers.