The mechanical proporties and failure analysis of selected Fiber Metal Laminates
Jarosław Bieniaś, Krzysztof Majerski, Barbara Surowska, Patryk Jakubczak
Quarterly No. 3, 2013 pages 220-224
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keywords: Fiber Metal Laminates, tensile properties, failure analysis
abstract Composite materials have developed in recent years. Fiber reinforced polymer composites (laminates) and aluminum alloys currently constitute the most dominant materials applied in the aerospace industry. The paper presents the tensile properties of selected fiber metal laminates regarding the content of structural components. Additionally, the failure characteristics of the tested specimens were determined. The hybrid systems (Fiber Metal Laminates) in this study were based on the 2024-T3 aluminum alloy and glass and carbon fibers reinforced polymers. The tensile properties were determined according to ASTM D 3039. The strain gauge Vishay CEA-06-125UT-350 was employed to measure the strain. The results have shown that the tensile properties of both tested types of laminates depend on the metal volume fraction factor. The investigated specimens showed a bilinear character in the stress-strain curves. The findings imply that the tensile properties of fiber metal laminates depend on the type of composite reinforcement, metal volume contribution and fibers orientation. It can be noted that with a decrease in the metal volume fraction and a layer orientation change from 0 by 0/90 up to 45 results in a decrease in the Young's modulus of the tested laminates. Several fracture modes were identified depending on the lay-up configuration and type of reinforcing fibers. Use of the metal volume fraction approach in predicting the mechanical properties is appropriate for both carbon and glass fiber reinforced fiber metal laminates.