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. 2020 Dec 21;13(24):5832. doi: 10.3390/ma13245832

Figure 2.

Figure 2

(a)—Main thermoplastic composite materials used in fusion bonding research techniques: Graphite fiber/PEEK [58,59,60,61,62,63,64]; Carbon fiber/PEEK [23,47,60,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77] Carbon fiber/PEI [69,78,79,80,81,82]; Glass fiber/PP [34,40,83,84,85,86]; Carbon fiber/PPS [29,32,33,48,87]; Carbon fiber/PP [36,70,88]; PE/HDPE [42,89,90]; Glass/PEI [31,80]; Glass fiber/PA [83,85]; Carbon fiber/PA [36,91]; Glass fiber/PPS [92,93]; PU + Fe particles [94]; Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) [95]. Keywords of the search scope: “Fusion bonding”, “Resistance welding”; “induction welding”; “ultrasonic welding”. (b)—Distribution of manufacture techniques to perform bonded and welded joints on the thermoplastic composite materials presented in Figure 2a.