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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Influence of Plasma Treatment on Surface Characteristics of Aluminum Alloy Sheets and Bonding Performance of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic/Al Composites.

Du-Cheng Tsai, Zue-Chin Chang, Erh-Chiang Chen, Yen-Lin Huang, Yun-Chen Jiang, Fuh-Sheng Shieu

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Du-Cheng TsaiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402202, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4417-2851
Zue-Chin ChangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411030, Taiwan.
Erh-Chiang ChenDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402202, Taiwan.
Yen-Lin HuangMetal Industries Research and Development Centre, Kaohsiung 811225, Taiwan.
Yun-Chen JiangMetal Industries Research and Development Centre, Kaohsiung 811225, Taiwan.
Fuh-Sheng ShieuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402202, Taiwan.

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National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan 109-2221-E-005-035-MY3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study focuses on modifying the surface of an AA 5052-H32 aluminum alloy using plasma treatment. Discharge power, exposure time, and working gas were adjusted as process parameters to improve the adhesion between the aluminum alloy and glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (GFRTP) polycarbonate composite. The surface composition and morphology of the aluminum alloy sheet were analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, and surface roughness and wettability were evaluated using a surface roughness-measuring instrument and contact angle goniometry, respectively. The bonding performance of GFRTP/aluminum alloy was also assessed. The surface of the aluminum alloy was subjected to chemical treatment prior to plasma treatment. The results revealed that nitrogen plasma treatment led to a substantial increase (25%) in bonding strength due to the synergistic effect of rough surface mechanical bonding and chemical bonding through functional groups between the aluminum alloy and GFRTP. However, the improvement in surface wettability by plasma treatment is time dependent and may gradually diminish over time due to the re-adsorption of hydrocarbon contamination from the surrounding air.

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bonding strengthcontact angleglass fiber-reinforced thermoplasticplasma treatmentsurface wettability

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PMID37176199
PMCPMC10179227

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