Analysis of the influence of pressing force on the weld joint strength of the composite component

Nowadays, components made of metallic materials are increasingly being replaced by components made of plastics or composites with a polymer matrix. This is associated with the issue of production processes such as pressing or welding, i.e. the influence of process parameters on the output properties of the product. The presented thesis deals with the issue of the combination of pressing and welding of a composite part, specifically the influence of the pressing overlap on the strength and tightness of the welded joint. The first part is focused on a search of available literature related to the problem. The second part deals with solving the problem using experimental modeling. Part of this chapter is inclusion of computational modeling in the design of experiment, detailed measurement of essential dimensions, microtome analysis and statistical processing and evaluation. The third part focuses on the creation of a method for evaluating the strength of the weld based on the pressing overlap using computational modeling. Essential part is also validation of the computational model based on previous experimental measurements. Finally, two methods for evaluation of the weld strength are presented. The first works on the basis of computational modeling and the second on the basis of experimental modeling. At the same time, the presumptions of usage of the created methods and their drawbacks are pointed out. Furthermore, the possibilities of their implementation in the initial design of the welded joint and the proposal for the next procedure are described