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Enhancement of adhesion strength by micro-rolling-based surface texturing

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Structural adhesive bonding technology is widely utilized in various applications in modern automotive and aviation industries. Finding new techniques to enhance adhesion strength between bonded components in a more economical and environmental-friendly way is becoming an important issue. In this paper, a novel micro-surface texturing method by using a developed deformation-based micro-rolling system has been applied to modify surface conditions of a sheet metal in order to increase metal-to-metal adhesion strength. Additionally, different surface texturing patterns, such as micro-channel arrays and grid pattern, are produced by single-pass or two-pass micro-rolling strategies. The effect of these texture patterns on adhesion strength is studied through single-lap-joint shear strength test. Results indicate that surface with micro-textures are able to achieve noticeable improvement in adhesion strength.

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  1. Department of Plasticity Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai, 200030, Peoples Republic of China

    Dongkai Xu & Jun Chen

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208-3111, USA

    Dongkai Xu, Man-Kwan Ng, Rong Fan, Rui Zhou & Jian Cao

  3. School of Automotive Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, Peoples Republic of China

    Rong Fan

  4. GM Global Research and Development, 30500 Mound Road, Warren, MI, 48090, USA

    Hui-Ping Wang

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Xu, D., Ng, MK., Fan, R. et al. Enhancement of adhesion strength by micro-rolling-based surface texturing. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 78, 1427–1435 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-014-6736-0

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