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Secondary Operations:
Ultrasonic Welding: Joint Design


Shear Joint
Energy Director

Critical Constraints
  • Shear joint strongly suggested with Eastman polymers.
Notes
  • Improved strength
  • Reduced crack propagation behavior
  • Improved load distribution
  • Excellent sealing performance
  • Improved interface melt fusion (less sensitive to additives)
  • Improved control of joint flash