Papers by Keyword: Overlap Length

Abstract: Structural adhesives methods for joining multi material sheets have been focus of studies and researches for the last years. The most common and widely known type of test is the tensile test of single lap joints (SLJ). However, there are opportunities for analyzing the mechanical performance of such method in SLJ with materials of different properties, such as ductile structural aluminum alloys and high strength steels. It’s also known that the stress state of SLJ, when stressed longitudinally, generates secondary forces. One of them is known as cleavage force which initially leads to the failure of bonded joints. The aim of this work is to analyze the stress state of similar and dissimilar materials SLJ submitted to tensile stresses and also the influence of some variables, such as overlap length, adhesive film thickness and adherend yield limit, over the stress strength of the samples. As adherend materials it was selected the structural aluminum alloy AA 5083 H111 and the high strength steel DP600. At the end of this work it is expected to understand the proper stress state of the SLJ when using similar and dissimilar materials, identifying stress concentrators that bring the structure to fail, using the Digital Image Correlation (DIC) method. It was discovered that the yield strength associated with the overlap length highly influences the SLJ strength, by leading it to a close to pure adhesive shear stress state.

Abstract: Automotive industries are looking for new implementation to deliver a good finishing product to their customer. By using adhesive material, joining against two steel can replace normal technique which is welding process. However, the strength produced by this method must be investigated. The failure investigation of ductile adhesive intended for use in automotive tubular frame chassis has been assessed using simple tubular lap shear joint. There are two different overlap lengths of tubular adhesive joint considered in this test, i.e., 15 mm and 45 mm. The materials used for the adherents were stainless steel and mild steel, while adhesive used in the experiments was Araldite Standard 90 minutes epoxy resin. Tensile test by utilizing universal testing machine (UTM) was carried out to determine the shear strength of the adhesive joint in different overlap length. Fatigue tests were also conducted. From the results it is found that longer overlap length of the adhesive is preferable for use in automotive tubular frame chassis due to higher failure load it can withstand and better fatigue life.