Strength comparison of ductile and brittle adhesives under single and repeated impacts

In this study, the failure strengths of adhesively bonded joints were investigated. The glass fiber epoxy composites used as adherends were manufactured by using vacuum assisted resin infusion method (VARIM). The adhesively joint materials were Loctite-9466 and DP-460 as a brittle and ductile material, respectively. Since the strengths of these materials are close to each other under static loading, the applied axial energies were determined using different levels of 5, 10, 15 and 20 Joules. In order to determine the energy characteristics of the experiments, axial impact loadings were applied as both single and repeated three times under the same conditions. The results showed that the failure strengths of these two different adhesives of Loctite-9466 and DP460 changed depending on single and three times repeated axial impact loadings. This paper is intended to give an overview between ductile and brittle adhesives under both single and repeated impacts. In addition, it will help for designers who need information on mechanical properties of ductile and brittle adhesives under single and repeated impacts.