Original Article
  • Evaluation of the Performance of Joint Structures in Non-conductive Thermoplastic Composites Bonded by Induction Welding Using Ag/PEEK Conductive Susceptors

  • Ji-Hwan Ha*, Yun-Ju Kang*, Sung-Ha Ji**, Hyun-Woo Ju**, Byeong-Su Kwak*, Jin-hwe Kweon*†

  • *School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University
    **Korea Aerospace Industries. Ltd.

  • Ag/PEEK 전도성 서셉터를 활용한 유도용접으로 체결된 비전도성 열가소성 복합재 체결부 구조의 성능평가

  • 하지환* · 강윤주* · 지성하** · 주현우** · 곽병수* · 권진회*†

  • This article is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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This Article

Correspondence to

  • Jin-hwe Kweon

  • School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University

  • E-mail: jhkweon@gnu.ac.kr