Infrared thermography for inspecting the adhesion integrity of plastic welded joints

M. Omar, M. Hassan, K. Donohue, K. Saito, R. Alloo

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Abstract

This work aim at developing a non-destructive tool for the evaluation of bonded plastic joints. The paper examines infrared thermographic transmission and reflection mode imaging and validates the feasibility of the thermal NDT approach for this application. Results demonstrate good estimation performance for adhesion integrity, uniformity and bond strength using a transmission mode application of infrared thermography. In addition, results from a pulsed infrared thermographic application using a modified dynamic infrared tomography scheme show good performance for estimating adhesion layer thickness mapping and detecting delaminations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalNDT and E International
Volume39
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2006

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Inc. Kentucky.

Keywords

  • Adhesion uniformity
  • Bond strength
  • Delaminations detection
  • Dynamic tomography
  • Plastic kissing bonds
  • Pull force

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering

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