Numerical Investigation of Failure in Epoxy-Based Adhesive Joints

Abstract:

Currently, adhesive bonding has been increasingly used in various industrial applications such as in automobile lightweight structures for multi-material assembly. However, adhesive joints show a complex failure behavior. Their failure modes can be either adhesive failure, cohesive failure, or mixed mode failure depending on their interfacial strength and also the strength of adhesive layer which also varies with hydrostatic pressure. In this study, the failure of the adhesive joints with an epoxy-based adhesive bonded to metallic substrates are investigated numerically using FEA. The damage evolution model is implemented in the finite element model to predict the failure of adhesive joints. The adhesive strengths under different states of stress for a damage evolution model are characterized using the modified Arcan fixture which is specifically designed to study of hydrostatic pressure effect on an adhesive behavior. The validation of the failure model is carried out with the results of single lap shear test. A good agreement is finally found between FEA and experiments.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1103)
• Pages: 87-96
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-9jN6kr
• Online since: October 2023
• Authors: Kerati Suwanpakpraek*, Baramee Patamaprohm, Arisara Chaikittiratana
• Keywords: Damage Evolution, Ductile Damage Model, Single Lap Shear

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