Theresa Arndt

Theresa Arndt


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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31 August 2021 in Polymers
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AWAndrea Wübbeke
Andrea Wübbeke
VSVolker Schöppner
Volker Schöppner
TATheresa Arndt
Theresa Arndt
JMJan-Ole Maras
Jan-Ole Maras
MFMarcus Fitze
Marcus Fitze
Thomas NiendorfThomas Niendorf
Thomas Niendorf
Additives such as nucleating agents are often used in the processing of plastic products not only for improving production efficiency but also for enhancing mechanical performance. In this work, the short- and long-term tensile strength, the morphology as well as the residual stresses of the welded polypropylene (PP) samples with different fillers (carbon black and special beta-nucleating agents) and different dimensionless joining paths are analyzed. Results obtained are then compared with those that are representative of the initial, filler-free samples. It is shown that, upon using the special beta-nucleating agent, superior long-term tensile strength can be achieved compared to the samples without additives or with carbon black agent (e.g., for the dimensionless joining path of 0.95, the long-term tensile strength of a PP nature sample is characterized by around 400 MPa, whereas by adding beta-nucleating agent 1% the value can be increased by 400% to reach around 2050 MPa). However, adding beta-nucleating agent 1% yields inferior short-term tensile strength. The hole drilling method (HDM) is used for the analysis of residual stresses. It is found that the residual stresses in the weld seam are characterized by low values of the tensile stresses. The residual stresses in the weld seam also can be converted from tensile into compressive stresses by adding the beta nucleating agent. However, this has the disadvantage that with a higher proportion by weight of the beta nucleating agent, the short-term tensile strength of the welded joint becomes lower than that of the other tested bonds.