Abstract
The aim of this work is to analyze the effect of adhesive thickness on tensile strength of adhesively bonded stainless steel T-joint. Specimens were made from SUS 304 Stainless Steel plate and SUS 304 Stainless Steel perforated plate. Four T-joint specimens with different adhesive thicknesses (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mm) were made. Experiment result shows T-joint specimen with adhesive thickness of 1.0 mm yield highest maximum load. Identical T-joint specimen jointed by spot welding was also tested. Tensile test shows welded T-Joint had eight times higher tensile load than adhesively bonded T-joint. However, in low pressure application such as urea granulator chamber, high tensile strength is not mandatory. This work is useful for designer in fertilizer industry and others who are searching for alternative to spot welding.
Highlights
In fertilizer industry, urea granules are formed inside a granulator while floating on air cushion
Thin stainless steel perforated plate is an essential component to this process
Costa Mattos et al [2] studied the effect of adhesive thickness on butt joint
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This content has been downloaded from IOPscience. Please scroll down to see the full text. 50 012063 (http://iopscience.iop.org/1757-899X/50/1/012063) View the table of contents for this issue, or go to the journal homepage for more. Download details: IP Address: 203.106.148.173 This content was downloaded on 05/01/2014 at 08:54 Please note that terms and conditions apply
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