Print Email Facebook Twitter Effect of surface morphology on the Ti–Ti adhesive bond performance of Ti6Al4V parts fabricated by selective laser melting Title Effect of surface morphology on the Ti–Ti adhesive bond performance of Ti6Al4V parts fabricated by selective laser melting Author Ardila Rodriguez, L.A. (TU Delft Structural Integrity & Composites) Rans, C.D. (TU Delft Structural Integrity & Composites) Poulis, J.A. (TU Delft Adhesion Institute) Date 2021 Abstract Surface morphology of adherends is an important factor to take into consideration when studying and improving the performance of an adhesive bonded joint. In this study, the adhesion performance three different surface morphologies of Selective Laser Melted (SLM) Ti6Al4V was studied. The three surface morphologies were created by manufacturing the adherends with different build directions (0, 45 and 90°). Scanning electron microscopy and laser confocal microscopy were used to assess the obtained morphology and roughness of the printed surface areas to be bonded. Those surfaces were subjected to 40 min of UV/Ozone treatment to remove organic contamination traces on the surface which lead to a reduced apparent contact angle and improved adhesive strength. The samples printed at 45°, which showed the highest surface roughness, presented the best adhesive performance during the tensile tests. The addition of sol-gel AC-120 and corrosion inhibition water-based primer BR 6747-1 showed an effective improvement in aging behaviour after 6 weeks of salt spray exposure. Subject Adhesive bondingSalt spraySelective laser meltingSurface morphologyUV/Ozone treatment To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:925b32ce-c62b-448f-8612-3fac7115e246 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2021.102918 ISSN 0143-7496 Source International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 110 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2021 L.A. Ardila Rodriguez, C.D. Rans, J.A. Poulis Files PDF 1_s2.0_S0143749621001160_main.pdf 7.9 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:925b32ce-c62b-448f-8612-3fac7115e246/datastream/OBJ/view