New Joining Processes for Polymers and Polymer Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 525
Special Issue Editor
Interests: advanced joining processes (friction assisted, friction stir, laser assisted) of hybrid structures made of metals and polymer/composite materials; flexible forming processes on metals and polymers (incremental forming, vacuum forming, additive manufacturing, laser forming, etc.)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Polymers Special Issue entitled "New Joining Processes of Polymers and Polymer Composites" aims to rapidly publish high-quality contributions concerning recent achievements and developments in polymer joining. The employment of polymers and polymer composites for structural applications (often in combination with other materials such as metals) is rapidly growing. New joining processes capable of overcoming common issues presented by adhesive bonding and traditional mechanical fastening are widely demanded. This Special Issue is focused on recent achievements in polymer joining processes. Recent achievements of semi-solid state joining processes (e.g., friction stir welding) as well as thermo-mechanical joining processes (e.g., laser-assisted direct joining, friction assisted joining, ultrasonic joining) represent very promising processes for this purpose. Contributions concerning joining mechanisms, process simulation, and analysis of process productivity are highly appreciated. This Special Issue of Polymers also deals with recent development of other joining polymer materials (fast mechanical fastening, joining by forming, etc.) or new developments of new tools used in well-established joining processes.
Dr. Francesco LambiaseGuest Editor
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Keywords
- joining
- hybrid structures
- process modeling
- joining by forming
- semi-solid state
- thermo-mechanical joining
