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Surface activation methods for bonding to thermoplastics

The trend to optimize the costs of raw materials and related processing costs has accelerated the use of thermoplastic composites as alternatives to traditional thermoset composites in the Aerospace Industry. However they are challenging to bond to dissimilar substrates.

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Summary

While thermoplastics can be easily fused together above their melting temperatures, it is difficult to bond them to dissimilar substrates, including thermosets and aluminum. This paper discusses the development of a new and rapid UV pretreatment method to address this challenge.

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Examine the development of a new and rapid UV pretreatment method for thermoplastic composites allowing improved bonding to dissimilar substrates
Discuss about plasma pretreatment

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