Bonding composites - Construction, sports, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering

In articles dedicated to composite bonding , we took a detailed look at the implementation and assembly of composites by bonding, in industries that are reputed to be major users of composite materials, such as aeronautics, shipbuilding and more recently automotive.

But composites are now also used in other industries:

• glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) in the building industry ;

• carbon fibres in golf clubs and Formula 1 cars;

• GRP in chemical engineering ;

• composites based on high-performance mechanical plastics.

These industries can usefully draw inspiration from the bonding techniques used in the first-mentioned industries for their assemblies, and we'll look (albeit in less detail) at some existing applications of bonding in the latter industries.

In any industry, technology transfer is always possible, fruitful and innovative.

This article is part of a series devoted to composite bonding:

• Choice of adhesive for bonding composites ;

• Bonding composites. General ;

• Bonding composites. Aerospace sector ;

• Bonding composites. Road and rail sectors ;

• Composite bonding. Shipbuilding sector ;

• Bonding composites. Construction, sports, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering ;

• Bonding composites. To find out more , where readers will find technical information (technical data sheets for certain adhesives), lists of suppliers of adhesives, materials and services, French, European, international and American standards, as well as sources of information (Internet sites, standards bodies or competence centers).

More broadly, this article completes the set devoted to the bonding of materials:

• Material bonding. Mechanism. Adhesive classification ;

• Bonding materials. Application and characteristics of adhesives ;

• Bonding materials. Applications ;

• Bonding materials. To find out more .