Mechanical Properties and Application of Adhesive Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 May 2024) | Viewed by 15745
Special Issue Editors
Interests: adhesive bonding; structural bonding; adhesive connections, composite materials; composite structures; solid mechanics; aging; structural rehabilitation; high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Adhesive bonding is considered to be one of the key technologies for the development of many applications, including automotive, aerospace, medical, mechanical, civil, and light-weight transport applications, for a future with limited resources and increasing environmental concerns.
The potential to use multi-material joints is regarded as being larger for this type of joining technology than it is for most other techniques, allowing lower structural member weights to be achieved without compromising its stiffness and safety by means of the combination of lightweight materials, such as composites, aluminium, steel, magnesium, and titanium alloys.
Furthermore, the adhesive joining technique decreases tolerance demands during the manufacturing process; the adhesive can be used by varying the layer thicknesses that result from cost-efficient manufacturing processes.
Nowadays, there is no doubt that adhesive materials have entered into many aspects of science and technology, ranging from fundamental research and development work to industrial applications.
The field is rapidly advancing into new areas of discovery in the following subject areas: interfacial interactions, surface chemistry, testing methods, the accumulation of test data on physical and mechanical properties, environmental effects, new adhesive materials, sealants, the design of bonded joints, manufacturing technology, theoretical models, analytical models, finite element models, and analysis.
Scientifically robust research and reviews on the developments of technologies related to the hard and soft tissue adhesion of dental and biomedical materials is also welcome.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Marco Lamberti
Dr. Aurelien Maurel-Pantel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- joint design
- stress analysis
- adhesive testing
- finite element simulations
- mechanical properties of adhesives
- cohesive zone model
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