--- _id: '34225' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'Thermoplastic composites (TPCs) are predestined for use in lightweight structures, especially for high-volume applications. In many cases, joining is a key factor for the successful application of TPCs in multi-material systems. Many joining processes for this material group are based on warm forming the joining zone. This results in a change of the local material structure characterised by modified fibre paths, as well as varying fibre contents, which significantly influences the load-bearing behaviour. During the forming process, many different phenomena occur simultaneously at different scales. In this paper, the deformation modes and flow mechanisms of TPCs during forming described in the literature are first analysed. Based on this, three different joining processes are investigated: embedding of inserts, moulding of contour joints, and hotclinching. In order to identify the phenomena occurring in each process and to describe the characteristic resulting material structure in the joining zones, micrographs as well as computed tomography (CT) analyses are performed for both individual process stages and final joining zones.' article_number: '5454' author: - first_name: Juliane full_name: Troschitz, Juliane last_name: Troschitz - first_name: Benjamin full_name: Gröger, Benjamin last_name: Gröger - first_name: Veit full_name: Würfel, Veit last_name: Würfel - first_name: Robert full_name: Kupfer, Robert last_name: Kupfer - first_name: Maik full_name: Gude, Maik last_name: Gude citation: ama: 'Troschitz J, Gröger B, Würfel V, Kupfer R, Gude M. Joining Processes for Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics: Phenomena and Characterisation. Materials. 2022;15(15). doi:10.3390/ma15155454' apa: 'Troschitz, J., Gröger, B., Würfel, V., Kupfer, R., & Gude, M. (2022). Joining Processes for Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics: Phenomena and Characterisation. Materials, 15(15), Article 5454. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155454' bibtex: '@article{Troschitz_Gröger_Würfel_Kupfer_Gude_2022, title={Joining Processes for Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics: Phenomena and Characterisation}, volume={15}, DOI={10.3390/ma15155454}, number={155454}, journal={Materials}, publisher={MDPI AG}, author={Troschitz, Juliane and Gröger, Benjamin and Würfel, Veit and Kupfer, Robert and Gude, Maik}, year={2022} }' chicago: 'Troschitz, Juliane, Benjamin Gröger, Veit Würfel, Robert Kupfer, and Maik Gude. “Joining Processes for Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics: Phenomena and Characterisation.” Materials 15, no. 15 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155454.' ieee: 'J. Troschitz, B. Gröger, V. Würfel, R. Kupfer, and M. Gude, “Joining Processes for Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics: Phenomena and Characterisation,” Materials, vol. 15, no. 15, Art. no. 5454, 2022, doi: 10.3390/ma15155454.' mla: 'Troschitz, Juliane, et al. “Joining Processes for Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics: Phenomena and Characterisation.” Materials, vol. 15, no. 15, 5454, MDPI AG, 2022, doi:10.3390/ma15155454.' short: J. Troschitz, B. Gröger, V. Würfel, R. Kupfer, M. Gude, Materials 15 (2022). date_created: 2022-12-05T21:51:47Z date_updated: 2022-12-05T21:54:09Z doi: 10.3390/ma15155454 intvolume: ' 15' issue: '15' language: - iso: eng project: - _id: '130' grant_number: '418701707' name: 'TRR 285: TRR 285' - _id: '131' name: 'TRR 285 - A: TRR 285 - Project Area A' - _id: '137' name: 'TRR 285 – A03: TRR 285 - Subproject A03' - _id: '133' name: 'TRR 285 - C: TRR 285 - Project Area C' - _id: '148' name: 'TRR 285 – C04: TRR 285 - Subproject C04' publication: Materials publication_identifier: issn: - 1996-1944 publication_status: published publisher: MDPI AG status: public title: 'Joining Processes for Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics: Phenomena and Characterisation' type: journal_article user_id: '7850' volume: 15 year: '2022' ...