Internship Assignment “Mechanical testing of the welded composite joints”

What will you be doing? In the aerospace sector, there is an ever-growing interest in manufacturing and assembling the aircraft parts more sustainably. Herein welded thermoplastic joints offer unprecedented advantages. This is partly thanks to recyclability and remanufacturability of the thermoplastic composites. Furthermore, welding eliminates the need to use mechanical fasteners, which decreases weight of the joint, and it also avoids long cure cycles needed for traditional adhesives and avoids issues with certification, decreasing manufacturing costs. Welded joints need to be mechanically tested for process development and qualification. Single lap shear (SLS) and short beam shear (SBS) testing are often used for this purpose in industry and often also in academia.…