XPS analysis of the interface between AA2024-T3/CF-PPS friction spot joints

• Published in: Surface and interface analysis Vol. 48; no. 8; pp. 706 - 711
• Main Authors: Goushegir, Seyed Mohammad, Scharnagl, Nico, dos Santos, Jorge F., Amancio-Filho, Sergio T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Aluminum; Aluminum base alloys; Chemical bonds; composite; Friction; friction spot joining; hybrid joints; interface; Joining; Spots; Surface pretreatments; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; XPS; Zirconium

Friction spot joining (FSpJ) is an advanced, alternative technology suitable for joining metal‐composite overlap structures. In this paper, the principles of the FSpJ technique are briefly described. Furthermore, the influence of aluminum surface pretreatments (conversion coating and phosphoric acid...