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Ultrasonic Welding of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composite Using Thermoplastic Nanocomposites Interlayer

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This study investigates the impact of CuO and TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) in polyvinyl chloride interface of ultrasonically welded glass fiber-reinforced plastic. Welding pressure, duration and holding time were optimized for superior mechanical bonding. Response surface methodology was employed to develop a regression model incorporating welding time, NP weight percentage and thermal conductivity. The results indicated that using a 2 bar pressure, a holding time of 0.5 s, 1 wt.% CuO, and a welding time of 0.45 s, the nanocomposite (NC) demonstrated its maximum breaking load of 2039 N. When the welding time was reduced to 0.4 s for the NC with 1 wt.% TiO2, a slightly lower breaking load of 2036 N was observed demonstrating NC strength and resilience. Therefore, uniform dispersion of 1 wt.% NPs in the polymer matrix increased the welding tensile strength up to 70% of the neat composite.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Hosseini-Yazdi (University of Tabriz, Iran) for assistance in constructing NCs and for comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by the Tarbiat Modares University.

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    Soheil Mirzaahmadi & Davood Akbari

  2. Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

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DA contributed to conceptualization and supervision; SM contributed to formal analysis and investigation and writing—original draft preparation; and IA contributed to writing—review and editing and advisor.

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Mirzaahmadi, S., Akbari, D. & Ahadzadeh, I. Ultrasonic Welding of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composite Using Thermoplastic Nanocomposites Interlayer. Trans Indian Inst Met 77, 1229–1238 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-023-03256-x

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