Analysis of the Bearing Capacity of Adhesive Joint of Honeycomb Cores of Sandwich Structures with the Continuous Adhesive Layer

Abstract:

Adhesive sandwich structures with the honeycomb core of the metallic foil, polymeric papers and composites are widely and effectively used in the units of aerospace engineering and in the other industries owing to a number of undeniable advantages, including high specific strength and stiffness. In the process of designing and manufacturing of abovementioned structures, it is necessary to ensure high strength and reliability of the adhesive joint of the bearing skins and honeycomb core at a small area of their contact. The decisive factors influencing the bearing capacity of such joint are the technological parameters of the bonding process. Using the finite element modeling, the paper deals with the bearing capacity of the adhesive joint of bearing skins with the honeycomb core based on the aluminium foil and polymeric paper Nomex at transversal tearing for the key factors of the bonding process. The pattern of the adhesive joint failure (on the adhesive of honeycombs) has been revealed, depending on the depth of penetration of honeycombs ends in the adhesive, physical and mechanical characteristics of honeycombs, modulus of elasticity and tearing strength of the adhesive and thickness of the adhesive layer. Peculiar features of behavior of adhesive joints of the bearing skins with the honeycomb core based on the aluminium foil and polymeric paper Nomex under the load have been established, which should be taken into account in designing and manufacturing of honeycomb structures. The recommendations are given with regard to choosing of parameters of the process of honeycomb structure bonding, which allow providing with the acceptable accuracy the optimal depth of penetration of ends of the honeycomb core faces in the adhesive layer of specified depth.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 864)
• Pages: 228-240
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.864.228
• Online since: September 2020
• Authors: Andrii Kondratiev*, Oksana Prontsevych, Tetyana Nabokina
• Keywords: Adhesive Joint, Aluminium Foil, Bearing Capacity, Depth of Penetration, Honeycomb Core, Polymeric Paper, Sandwich Structures

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