ABSTRACT

The development of new adhesives has allowed to expand the application of bonding into the most diverse industrial fields. This review article presents the commonly used experimental methods for the investigation of mechanical performance of adhesively bonded joints in the aerospace, wind energy, automotive and civil engineering sectors. In these sectors, due to their excellent intrinsic properties, composite materials are often used along with conventional materials such as steel, concrete and aluminium. In this context, and due to the limitations that the traditional joining techniques present, adhesive joints are an excellent alternative. However, standardized experimental procedures are not always applicable for testing representative adhesive joints in these industries. Lack of relevant regulations across the different fields is often overcome by the academia and companies’ own regulations and standards. Additional costs are thus mitigated to the industrial sectors in relation with the certification process which effectively can deprive even the biggest companies from promoting adhesive bonding. To ensure continuous growth of the adhesive bonding field the new international standards, focusing on actual adhesive joints’ performance rather than on specific application of adhesive joints are necessary.

摘要

新型粘合剂的开发使粘合的应用扩展到最多样化的工业领域。这篇综述文章介绍了航空航天、风能、汽车和土木工程领域中用于研究粘合接头机械性能的常用实验方法。在这些领域，由于其优异的固有性能，复合材料通常与钢、混凝土和铝等传统材料一起使用。在这种情况下，由于传统连接技术存在的局限性，粘合剂连接是一个很好的替代方案。然而，标准化的实验程序并不总是适用于测试这些行业中具有代表性的粘合接头。学术界和公司自己的法规和标准往往会克服不同领域缺乏相关法规的问题。因此，与认证过程相关的工业部门的额外成本得到了缓解，这实际上可能使最大的公司也无法促进粘合剂粘合。为确保粘接领域新国际标准的持续发展，有必要关注实际粘接接头的性能，而不是粘接接头的具体应用。