Research Article

Influence of the Initial Fiber Orientation on the Weld Strength in Welding of Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics

Table 3

Variation of welding parameters in hot plate welding.

FactorLevel −Level 0Level +

Melt layer thickness relative to material thickness /  0.20.340.48
Welding displacement relative to melt layer thickness /0.60.750.9
Joining velocity [mm/s]159
Hot plate temperature [°C] + 60 K + 80 K + 100 K