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Joining thermoplastics by welding

Author: Gérard JOLY

Publication date: January 10, 2005

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3. Influential factors

3.1 Welding parameters

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3.1.1 Definitions

It is essential to control welding machines either by controlling pressures or by adjusting strokes.

Pressure control is reserved for large weld areas of over 300 mm 2 and wall thicknesses of at least 2 mm.

Stroke adjustment is useful for thin wall thicknesses and small surfaces, but especially for materials with high melt viscosity, such as most crystalline polymers.

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