Has anyone heard of "Impact" welding plastic?
Has anyone heard of "Impact" welding plastic?
(OP)
Several months ago I read an article about a new technique for joining plastic parts. It involved sliding a boss into a hole at a high rate of speed. The design was to have an interference fit. A small displacement at high velocity is intended to generate sufficient heat to weld the parts together.
I cannot recall any particulars about the story or the source and was wondering if anyone had heard of anything like this.
I cannot recall any particulars about the story or the source and was wondering if anyone had heard of anything like this.






RE: Has anyone heard of "Impact" welding plastic?
Eholmes
RE: Has anyone heard of "Impact" welding plastic?
You might be thinking of linear friction welding (also known as vibration welding). See http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/plastics/welding-plastics.pdf . Or visit The Welding Institute at http://www.twi.co.uk/j32k/protected/band_3/pjkfwplast.html
Regards,
Peter P
RE: Has anyone heard of "Impact" welding plastic?
RE: Has anyone heard of "Impact" welding plastic?
4,997,500. Hope this helps. ( I would still go with ultrasonics though!)