Current and future structural applications for composite laminates frequently involve design solutions combining composite laminates and metal; the materials must be joined. Two conventional means of joining are avail...Current and future structural applications for composite laminates frequently involve design solutions combining composite laminates and metal; the materials must be joined. Two conventional means of joining are available mechanical joining and adhesive bonding. Both methods have critical disadvantages. A novel surface treatment for metals developed at TWI, Surfi-Sculpt, leads to the formation of surface protrusions on metal surfaces. These protrusions are typically 1.0 mm high and 0.6 mm in diameter. The surface modified metal can be bonded with composite laminates to form a Comeld～TM joint. These joints can be described as a combination of mechanical fastening and adhesive bonding. This paper describes our current work using finite element modelling to optimize the protrusions in respect to their geometry and distribution. The simulations require multi-scale modelling techniques to transfer results between the global model of the whole joint and the unit cell models containing a protrusion. Results from the simulations show critical effects on stress distributions arising from changing protrusion geometry. These joints show significant advantages over conventional adhesive joining technologies and their application would allow improved performance for combinations of metal and composite laminates.展开更多
Electron beam surfi-sculpt is a new metal surface processing technology,which is widely used in the areas of materials surface treatment,composite materials manufacturing,and so on.In this paper,comeld technology,whic...Electron beam surfi-sculpt is a new metal surface processing technology,which is widely used in the areas of materials surface treatment,composite materials manufacturing,and so on.In this paper,comeld technology,which was an application technology of electron beam surfi-sculpt during composite materials area,was introduced.And tensile experiments results and failure forms of Ti6Al4V/Carbon fibre single step joints were compared with different joining methods,such as slick embedding,adhesive bonding,riveting and comeld.It was found that comeld joint had more advantage of tensile property than other joining methods.At the same time,tensile process of comeld joint was analyzed with numerical simulation,and key factors of protrusions influenced tensile property were obtained,which was of importance to structure design and joint property improvement.展开更多
The ability to control the structure of a surface offers benefits in a wide range of aerospace applications.A novel EB (Electron Beam) materials processing technology developed at TWI,Surfi-Sculpt,addresses this nee...The ability to control the structure of a surface offers benefits in a wide range of aerospace applications.A novel EB (Electron Beam) materials processing technology developed at TWI,Surfi-Sculpt,addresses this need by using an electron beam to generate precisely defined textured surfaces.Surfi-Sculpt offers improved mechanical keying with adjoining parts and consequently has generated interest as a preparation technique for surface coatings and for the joining of composite to metal.It has the potential to create customised aerodynamically and hydrodynamically enhanced surfaces and appears suitable for the manufacture of novel bearing and seal surfaces.The Surfi-Sculpt process has also showed promise in increasing the efficiency of heat exchange surfaces.This paper describes the background of the Surfi-Sculpt process and showcases a range of surfaces that have been produced with the technique.The results of a range of feasibility studies are presented to demonstrate the potential of the technology within the aerospace展开更多
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文摘Current and future structural applications for composite laminates frequently involve design solutions combining composite laminates and metal; the materials must be joined. Two conventional means of joining are available mechanical joining and adhesive bonding. Both methods have critical disadvantages. A novel surface treatment for metals developed at TWI, Surfi-Sculpt, leads to the formation of surface protrusions on metal surfaces. These protrusions are typically 1.0 mm high and 0.6 mm in diameter. The surface modified metal can be bonded with composite laminates to form a Comeld～TM joint. These joints can be described as a combination of mechanical fastening and adhesive bonding. This paper describes our current work using finite element modelling to optimize the protrusions in respect to their geometry and distribution. The simulations require multi-scale modelling techniques to transfer results between the global model of the whole joint and the unit cell models containing a protrusion. Results from the simulations show critical effects on stress distributions arising from changing protrusion geometry. These joints show significant advantages over conventional adhesive joining technologies and their application would allow improved performance for combinations of metal and composite laminates.
基金Project50975268,supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject2008ZE25010,supported byAeronautical Science Foundation of China
文摘Electron beam surfi-sculpt is a new metal surface processing technology,which is widely used in the areas of materials surface treatment,composite materials manufacturing,and so on.In this paper,comeld technology,which was an application technology of electron beam surfi-sculpt during composite materials area,was introduced.And tensile experiments results and failure forms of Ti6Al4V/Carbon fibre single step joints were compared with different joining methods,such as slick embedding,adhesive bonding,riveting and comeld.It was found that comeld joint had more advantage of tensile property than other joining methods.At the same time,tensile process of comeld joint was analyzed with numerical simulation,and key factors of protrusions influenced tensile property were obtained,which was of importance to structure design and joint property improvement.
文摘The ability to control the structure of a surface offers benefits in a wide range of aerospace applications.A novel EB (Electron Beam) materials processing technology developed at TWI,Surfi-Sculpt,addresses this need by using an electron beam to generate precisely defined textured surfaces.Surfi-Sculpt offers improved mechanical keying with adjoining parts and consequently has generated interest as a preparation technique for surface coatings and for the joining of composite to metal.It has the potential to create customised aerodynamically and hydrodynamically enhanced surfaces and appears suitable for the manufacture of novel bearing and seal surfaces.The Surfi-Sculpt process has also showed promise in increasing the efficiency of heat exchange surfaces.This paper describes the background of the Surfi-Sculpt process and showcases a range of surfaces that have been produced with the technique.The results of a range of feasibility studies are presented to demonstrate the potential of the technology within the aerospace
