Comparative manufacture and testing of induction- welded and adhesively bonded carbon fibre PEEK stiffened panels

This work presents details of manufacturing and testing of a carbon fibre polyetheretherketone induction-welded hat-stiffened panel. Mechanical testing is carried out to evaluate the performance of the welded assembly and results are compared with similar testing of an adhesively bonded panel. The results show that the welded panel and the bonded panel had similar load-bearing capacity (