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Energy transfer and bond strength in ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics
Author(s) -
Frankel E. J.,
Wang K. K.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760200604
Subject(s) - materials science , welding , ultrasonic welding , vibration , ultrasonic sensor , composite material , amplitude , energy (signal processing) , power (physics) , acoustics , thermodynamics , optics , physics , mathematics , statistics
This paper describes an investigation into some fundamental aspects of ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics. A simple model was developed to characterize the temperature rise at the weld interface up to the glass transition temperature. Beyond this point, the temperature increases more rapidly and almost directly proportional to weld time. The rate of temperature rise increases with increase of amplitude of vibration. The correlation between weld strength and interface temperature was established using the method of dimensional analysis. It was found that the process can be optimized in terms of weld strength by monitoring the power input. There is an optimal load one can apply to achieve high weld strength. The overall efficiency of the process is rather low in terms of energy usage.