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Effect of curing post-treatment time on mechanical properties and stress distribution of adhesively bonded dissimilar steel-aluminum joints

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Adhesive bonding is a joining technology gaining popularity in automotive and aeronautic industries because it allows weight reduction, adhesive bonds and adhesive dissimilar materials joining which could be part of assembly to be welded to other structure, resulting in thermal cycle that could affect mechanical properties. Dissimilar joints between plates of dual-ten 590/600 dual phase high strength steel and AA6061T6-590 aluminum alloy bonded by MP55420 adhesive were analyzed by means of computational stress analysis, single lap shear testing, failure analysis, thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Results indicated that after curing at 175 \(^\circ\)C during 75 and 120 min, stiffness (measured as Young modulus) increased, ductility was reduced, two principal decomposition stages of mass loss were located from 200 to 500 \(^\circ\)C in TGA graphs, and there was no significant change in adhesive chemistry considering FTIR curves. Moreover, maximum load of single lap shear specimens was reduced, color adhesive changed from bright to dark amber, as well as joints failed by adhesive mechanism surpassing shear-strain limit as curing time increased. Computational stress analysis showed that peak normal and shear stresses were generated on both edges of adhesive joints after post-treatment time increased.

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The authors wish to thank CONACYT for the experimental support received, as well as Eneftali Flores García from CIDESI Querétaro for technical support.

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  1. Dirección de Ingeniería Mecánica - Construcción Mecánica, Centro de Ingeniería y Desarrollo Industrial (CIDESI), Av. Playa Pie de la Cuesta No. 702, Desarrollo San Pablo, Querétaro 76125, Querétaro, Mexico

    Celso E. Cruz-González

  2. Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Tlalnepantla, Depto. Metal Mecanica, Av. Instituto Tecnológico s/n, Col. La Comunidad, Tlalnepantla de Baz, 54070, Estado de México, Mexico

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    Arturo Barba-Pingarrón

  5. Facultad de Sistemas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Unidad Arteaga, Carretera a México Km 13, Saltillo, 25350, Coahuila, Mexico

    Isidro Guzmán-Flores

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All authors have contributed to this manuscript. Celso E. Cruz González: Main research idea, main author, data collection and analysis, article writing. Benjamin Vargas Arista: Data analysis and results. Saul D. Santillan-Gutierrez: Carrying out experimentation, analysis of results. Arturo Barba Pingarrón: Carrying out experimentation, analysis and writing of conclusions according to the results obtained. Isidro Guzmán Flores: Correspondence, article writing, analysis of results.

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Cruz-González, C.E., Vargas-Arista, B., Santillán-Gutiérrez, S.D. et al. Effect of curing post-treatment time on mechanical properties and stress distribution of adhesively bonded dissimilar steel-aluminum joints. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 121, 4929–4940 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-09585-3

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