Enhancing damage tolerance of adhesive bonds
AssigneeUnited States of America
InventorJohn C. Brewer
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Abstract
A means and method of enhancing the damage tolerance of adhesive bonds by introducing gaps in the adhesive to divide the adhesive layer into discrete regions. The gaps are created by placing strips of barrier material between the two adherends before the adhesive is put in place and cured. If the two adherends begin to debond along the interface between one of the adherends and the adhesive, the gap arrests the debonding process.
Claims5
A patch for a crack in a surface comprising a surface, a crack in said surface, a patch applied to said surface over said crack, an adhesive joining said patch to said surface, and means creating at least one gap in said adhesive prior to curing said adhesive.
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