[PSUBS-MAILIST] glueing aluminum

[hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles]

 Alec,My research so far shows that aerospace parts are glued also.  I am sure the Lotus folks are pretty closed lipped about how they do it.  I will do some testing, just checking with the group to save some time and headache.What are you using for a ballast an now?  or is it a surprise.Hank
    On Friday, December 22, 2017, 5:29:20 PM MST, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  
 
 Lotus Cars famously have done that, introducing bonded aluminum chassis with the Elise and continuing it on subsequent models. The reason is that welding weakens the material, so if it were welded they would need to increase the amount of material and it would eat up the weight savings. Problem is, I don't know the specifics of the glue they use nor the process. 
Best,Alec
On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 6:57 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

Hi All,I have an idea that requires glueing aluminum plates together.  Has anyone tried this?  any success?Hank
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