The influence of bond line thickness and peel arm thickness on adhesive fracture toughness of rubber toughened epoxy-aluminium alloy laminates

International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 199-210

  Kawashita, L F ^a   Kinloch, A J ^a   Moore, D R ^a   Williams, J G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesive fracture toughness; Adhesive joints; Bond line thickness; Cohesive fracture; Confocal microscopy; Fixed arm peel; Interfacial fracture; Mandrel peel; Peel arm thickness; Peel tests; Substrate material

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE JOINTS; ADHESIVES; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONFORMATIONS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

COHESIVE FRACTURE; FIXED ARM PEEL; MANDREL PEEL; PEEL ARM THICKNESS;

LAMINATES;

EID: 38849151689     PISSN: 01437496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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