PIZZORNI , Marco

This three-part study, developed with the collaboration of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), reports a systematic and quantitative evaluation of the effects induced by various low-pressure plasma (LPP) treatments on the adhesive properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) substrates. In particular, Part A of this work was...

Hybrid joining is gaining wide space in automotive industry thanks to the possibility of concentrating advantages of different joining methods in a unique technique. Producers' main interest is indeed to obtain quality joints, which are able to maintain their properties under severe load conditions, increasing the life of their components and,...

This work reports a systematic and quantitative evaluation of the effects induced on the adhesive properties of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) substrates by various vacuum cold-plasma treatments. In particular, surface activation of the CFRP substrates was performed using several combinations of exposure time, plasma power, and...