Analiza porównawcza siły niszczącej połączenia klejowe, klejowo-nitowe oraz nitowe stopu tytanu

The article presents comparative analysis of destructive force values for adhesive, adhesive-riveted and titanium alloy riveted joints, widely applied in aircraft industry. The analysis was conducted for three types of assembly joints: adhesive, adhesive-riveted and riveted. The two joints variants considered differed in the length of the lap, the number and the distribution of rivets. The riveted and adhesive-riveted joints tested included two or five rivets. Moreover, two lap lengths were applied for all the tested joint types (adhesive, adhesive-riveted, riveted), 16 and 32 mm. In the case of single-riveted joints (2 rivets) the lap length was 16mm, while for the other sample (5 rivets) - 32 mm. The results of the tests led to observe the increase of the destructive force value in the case of adhesive joints with the increase of the lap length. The observation was not dissimilar for the riveted and adhesive-riveted joints. The comparison of the three joint types of equal lap length indicated that the destructive force value for adhesive-riveted and riveted joints difference was negligible, while lower values could be observed in the case of adhesive joints.