Effect of alternating load on the residual strength of environmentally aged adhesively bonded CFRP-aluminum alloy joints

Due to their good mechanical performance and lightweight advantages, adhesively bonded CFRP-aluminum alloy joints have seen increasingly widespread use in the automotive industry. However, the mechanical properties of adhesive joints may degrade when exposed to a hygrothermal environment and to alternating loads. In this study, the influence of alternating load on the residual strength of hygrothermally aged joints was investigated....