Cohesive Properties of Environmentally Degraded Epoxy Adhesives

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G. Viana
M. D. Banea
L. F. M. da Silva

Abstract

Adhesives are increasingly being used in the aerospace and automotive industries. They allow for light weight vehicles, fuel savings and reduced emissions. However, the environmental degradation of adhesive joints is a major setback in its wider implementation. Moisture degradation of adhesive joints includes plasticization, attacking of the interface, swelling of the adhesive and consequent creation of residual stresses. The main factors affecting the strength of adhesive joints under high and low temperatures are the degradation of the adhesive mechanical properties and the creation of residual stresses.
To model the long term mechanical behaviour of adhesive joints, the temperature and moisture dependent properties of the adhesives must be known. However, few studies focus on the combined moisture and temperature degradation, which difficults the prediction of the long term mechanical behaviour of these joints. In this study the prediction of moisture and temperature dependent cohesive properties of a structural adhesive is analysed.

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G. Viana, INEGI

INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial

Campus da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias

4200-465 PORTO

Portugal

M. Costa, INEGI

INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial

Campus da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias

4200-465 PORTO

Portugal

M. D. Banea, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Rio de Janeiro

CEFET/RJ - Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Rio de Janeiro

Av. Maracanã, 229 - RIO DE JANEIRO

Brasil

L. F. M. da Silva, Universidade do Porto

Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica

Faculdade de Engenharia

Universidade do Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias

4200-465 PORTO

Portugal