Abstract
Friction stir composite joints between an aluminum alloy (AA6082-T6) and reinforced polymer (NorylTM GFN2) were studied regarding their failure characteristics. A comprehensive analysis on the mechanical behaviour of the joints was carried out, assessing the resulting deformed shape, the associated strain field and the observed failure modes using a digital image correlation (DIC) system and comparing with a finite elements method (FEM) model. The numerical model evidenced a good fitness to the experimental results since both the displacements and strain fields were found to be very similar. Both numerical and experimental strain fields in the longitudinal direction exhibited a localized spot of highly strained material, clearly indicating the nucleation site. Since secondary bending occurs in structural elements under tension due to geometrical and stiffness asymmetries, as is the case of overlap composite joints, a bending stress is induced, increasing the local stress compared to the nominal tension stress values. The ultimate tensile stress of the joints was found to range between 60.2 and 70.4 MPa, leading to an average joint efficiency of 82.6 %. The bending factor (kb) at the failure region was found to be 2.0, which means that the bending stress accounts for 2/3 of the total stress, acting as main failure catalyst.
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