For mass production of hybrid plastic/metal components to be fully realized, novel joining technologies without the use of bonding agents need to be developed. A hybrid-bonding technology based on conductive heating of the metal part is presented. Once the metal surface reaches a predetermined temperature, pressure is applied to the components to promote matching of the faying surfaces. Contact of metal and plastic components is achieved. Once the thermoplastic part melts the pressure induced flow promotes mechanical bonding between the two components with controlled cooling. The influence of welding parameters on the bond strength is examined. In addition an investigation of various materials and surface modifications was studied.
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