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Susceptor integration into reinforced thermoplastic composites

  • US 5,916,469 A
  • Filed: 07/29/1996
  • Issued: 06/29/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An unitary prefabricated resin composite structure for joining the structure to another composite detail part with a fusion bond, comprising:

  • (a) one or more plies of a fiber reinforced resin defining a faying surface;

    (b) a thermoplastic film as a surface ply adhered on the faying surface to define a resin rich bond line; and

    (c) an integrated metal mesh susceptor bonded to the film at the bond line, the susceptor being heatable under the influence of an oscillating magnetic field to a temperature sufficient to melt the resin and the film to form a fusion bond between the structure and another part adjacent the faying surface at the bond line.

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