Laser surface treatments for adhesion improvement of aluminium alloys structural joints

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 1441-1446

  Spadaro, Chiara ^a   Sunseri, Carmelo ^a   Dispenza, Clelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aluminium and alloy; Laser beam; Peel; Surface morphology; Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FRACTURE ENERGY; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PEELING; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ENERGY DENSITIES; EPOXY ADHESIVE; JOINT MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; EPOXIDE;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; IRRADIATION; NEODYMIUM LASER;

EID: 34248659955     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.02.047     Document Type: Article

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