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Joining methods for plastics and plastic composites: An overview
Author(s) -
Stokes Vijay K.
Publication year - 1989
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.760291903
Subject(s) - materials science , welding , thermoplastic , composite material , plastic welding , thermoplastic composites , polymer science , arc welding , filler metal
Joining of plastics and plastic composites is becoming important because of the emerging structural applications of these materials. While providing an overview of all joining methods, this paper emphasizes the welding of thermoplastic materials. Different welding techniques, together with their main advantages and disadvantages, are briefly described. A selective bibliography, in which the 259 references have been arranged chronologically for each technology type, provides a guide to the literature.