Ultrasonic welding of novel Carbon/Elium® with carbon/epoxy composites

In the current research, the ultrasonic welding feasibility of carbon/epoxy composite with novel carbon/Elium® (thermoplastic) composites is investigated. As thermoset composites are not weldable, it is essentially required to create a thermoplastic coupling layer to necessitate the welding phenomenon. Two different co-curing methods were investigated to provide the coupling layer to the epoxy laminates, one using Elium® particle (ELP) and...