Confluence of Multidisciplinary Sciences for Polymer Joining

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This book offers a systematic overview of polymer joining and highlights the experimental and numerical work currently being pursued to devise possible strategies to overcome the technical issues. It also covers the fundamentals of polymers, the corresponding joining processes and related technologies. A chapter on the extrapolation of finite element analysis (FEA) for forecasting the deformation and temperature distribution during polymer joining is also included. Given its breadth of coverage, the book will be of great interest to researchers, engineers and practitioners whose work involves polymers. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Introduction to Polymer Science (S. Arungalai Vendan, M. Natesh, Akhil Garg, Liang Gao)....Pages 1-10 Polymer Welding Techniques and Its Evolution (S. Arungalai Vendan, M. Natesh, Akhil Garg, Liang Gao)....Pages 11-71 Ultrasonic Welding of Polymers (S. Arungalai Vendan, M. Natesh, Akhil Garg, Liang Gao)....Pages 73-101 Testing and Evaluation of Polymer Welds—An Insight into the Common Techniques (S. Arungalai Vendan, M. Natesh, Akhil Garg, Liang Gao)....Pages 103-114 Data Acquisition and Optimization Techniques for USW (S. Arungalai Vendan, M. Natesh, Akhil Garg, Liang Gao)....Pages 115-126 Case Studies on Ultrasonically Welded Polymer Joints (S. Arungalai Vendan, M. Natesh, Akhil Garg, Liang Gao)....Pages 127-147