Ultrasonic welding of graphite/thermoplastic composite materials eliminates need for fasteners (which require drilling or punching, add weight, and degrade stiffness) and can be totally automated in beam fabrication and assembly jigs. Feasibility of technique has been demonstrated in laboratory tests which show that neither angular orientation nor vacuum affect weld quality.
Ultrasonic Welding of Graphite/Thermoplastic Composite
NASA Tech Briefs ; 6 , 3
1982-12-01
Miscellaneous
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English
Graphite/Thermoplastic-Pultrusion Die
NTRS | 1990
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British Library Online Contents | 2014
Ultrasonic inspection of graphite composite aircraft structures
Tema Archive | 1992
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