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Effect of overlap length and scarf angle on the mechanical properties of different adhesive joints subjected to tensile loads

  • Hamit Adin
Published/Copyright: June 19, 2017
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Materials Testing
From the journal Materials Testing Volume 59 Issue 6

Abstract

In this study, the effect of adherend dimensions and scarf angle on mechanical behavior of different adhesively bonded joints was analyzed. The adhesive joints were subjected to tensile load. The stresses were analyzed by three-dimensional finite element method. The three-dimensional finite element method calculations were performed by using ANSYS (verification 14.0.1). The strength of three different lap joint types with similar bonding area (W = 25 mm, L = 10 mm) and adherend thickness were examined. Numerical results were found to be quite reasonable. Also, they indicate that the maximum stresses in the different joints can be significantly reduced by changing the dimensions of different joints. The double lap joints were the highest ultimate failure loads.

Kurzfassung

In der diesem Beitrag zugrunde liegenden Studie wurden die Auswirkungen der Fügeteildimensionen und des Anschlusswinkels auf die mechanischen Eigenschaften von verschiedenen adhäsiv geklebten Verbindungen analysiert. Die Klebverbindungen wurden hierzu einer Zugbeanspruchung ausgesetzt. Die Spannungen wurden mittels der Finite Elemente Methode (FEM) untersucht. Die dreidimensionalen FEM-Berechnungen wurden mit dem Software ANSYS (Version 14.0.1) durchgeführt. Die Festigkeit der drei verschiedenen Überlappstöße mit einer ähnlichen Klebfläche (W = 25 mm, L = 10 mm) und Dicke der Fügeteile wurden ebenfalls ermittelt. Die numerischen Ergebnisse waren durchaus sinnvoll. Außerdem deuten diese darauf hin, dass die maximalen Spannungen in den verschiedenen Verbindungen durch eine Veränderung der Dimensionen der verschiedenen Verbindungen deutlich reduziert werden können. Die Ergebnisse zeigen darüber hinaus, dass die Doppel-Überlappstöße die größten absoluten Versagenskräfte aufweisen.

*Correspondence Address, Associate Prof. Dr. Hamit Adin, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Batman University, 72060 Batman, Turkey, E-mail: ,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamit Adin, born 1972, received his PhD degree from the University of Fırat, Elazığ, Turkey in 2007, and has been Associated Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Batman, Turkey, since 2015. He has done research in the areas of mechanics, composite materials, adhesive, adhesion and finite element analysis. His research includes both theoretical and experimental studies.

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Published Online: 2017-06-19
Published in Print: 2017-06-01

© 2017, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/120.111031

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Inhalt/Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Fachbeiträge/Technical Contributions
  4. The principles of measurement and testing to characterize material properties
  5. Electrochemical behavior of alloy AgCu50 during oxidation in the presence of chlorides and benzotriazole
  6. Mechanical property effects of symmetrical hour glass shapes formed during double-sided TIG keyhole arc welding of AISI1040 joints
  7. Residual stress state in pipe cut ring specimens for fracture toughness testing
  8. Effect of overlap length and scarf angle on the mechanical properties of different adhesive joints subjected to tensile loads
  9. Effect of post-weld heat treatment on fusion boundary microstructure in dissimilar metal welds for subsea service
  10. Effects of abaca fiber reinforcement on the dynamic mechanical behavior of vinyl ester composites
  11. Experimental and theoretical study of the rubbing process of epoxy composites against steel
  12. Structural self-organization of titanium alloys under impulse force action
  13. Effect of SiC particle size on the mechanical properties of closed aluminum foams
  14. Comparison of different bushing applications in composite structures of the aerospace industry
  15. Performance monitoring of superlarge-diameter rock-socketed piles by optic fiber sensors
  16. Free vibration of a Timoshenko beam carrying three dimensional tip mass: Analytical solution and experimental modal testing
  17. Electrochemical properties of LaNi4.2Co0.4Zn0.1Al0.3 and LaNi4.3Co0.4Zn0.1Al0.2 alloys as anode materials for Ni-MH batteries
  18. Production of hard hydrophilic Ni-B coatings on hydrophobic Ni-Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloys by electroless deposition
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