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Material batch variability, quality
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Processing (temp, pressure, & time)
Welding environment, Process Monitoring
Porosity, deconsolidation, weld area
4. Weld Processing
3. Surface Preparation
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Design
Details
5. Joint Design
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Single/double overlaps, scarfed/lap-joints, skin/stringer
attachments
Strength, stiffness, …
https://www.wichita.edu/industry_and_defense/NIAR/Documents/jams-presentations-2021/Thermoplastic_Joining-Materials-Guidance-Seneviratne.pdf