Abstract
Fibre metal laminates (FMLs) are layered materials based on stacking arrangements of metals and fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composite laminates. These hybrid fibre metal laminates combine the advantages of both metallic materials and the reinforced hard and strong fibrous materials. A series of low velocity impact and tensile tests were carried out on the fabricated hybrid fibre metal laminates with different orientations and stacking sequences. Aluminium metal, carbon and glass fibres were the layers used for fabricating the hybrid composites and the fabrication was done by varying the position and orientation of the laminates and as well as the stacking sequences. The effect of the different stacking sequence of the metal laminates and the fibre layers on the impact and tensile strengths of the hybrid composites are studied. The stress-strain curve analyses were carried out for tensile properties, while the force-time and energy-time curves were analysed for impact charcteristics of the developed composites.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
A. Vlot, Low Velocity Impact Loading on Fiber Reinforced Aluminium Laminates (Arall and Glare) and Other Aircraft Sheet Materials. Rept. LR-718, Delft, The Netherlands: Delft Univ. of Technology (1993).
M. R. Abdullah and W. J. Cantwell, The impact resistance of polypropylene-based fibre-metal laminates, Composites Science and Technology, 66 (11–12) (2006) 1682–1693.
S. Krishnakumar, Fiber metal laminates-the synthesis of metals and composites, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 9 (2) (1994) 295–354.
C. Dong and I. J. Davies, Flexural strength of bidirectional hybrid epoxy composites reinforced by E glass and T700S carbon fibres, Composites: Part B, 72 (2015) 65–71.
P. Cortes and W. J. Cantwell, Fracture properties of a fiber-metal laminates based on magnesium alloy, Journal of Material Science, 39 (2004) 1081–1083.
J. Dean, C. S. Dunleavy, P. M. Brown and T. W. Clyne, Energy absorption during projectile perforation of thin steel plates and the kinetic energy of ejected fragments, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 36 (10) (2009) 1250–1258.
H. Li, H. Wang, R. Alderliesten, J. **ang, Y. Lin, Y. Xu, H. Zhao and J. Ta, The residual stress characteristics and mechanical behavior of shot peened fiber metal laminates based on the aluminium-lithium alloy, Composite Structures, 254 (2020) 112858.
G. S. E. Bikakis, C. D. Dimou and E. P. Sideridis, Ballistic impact response of fiber-metal laminates and monolithic metal plates consisting of different aluminum alloys, Aerospace Science and Technology, 69 (2017) 201–208.
A. P. Sharm and S. H. Khan, Influence of metal layer distribution on the projectiles impact response of glass fiber reinforced aluminum laminates, Polymer Testing, 70 (2018) 320–347.
S. H. Khan, A. P. Sharma, R. Kitey and V. Parameswaran, Effect of metal layer placement on the damage and energy absorption mechanisms in aluminium/glass fibre laminates, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 119 (2018) 14–25.
W. Zhua, H. **ao, J. Wang and C. Fu, Characterization and properties of AA6061-based fiber metal laminates with different aluminum-surface pretreatments, Composite Structures, 227 (2019) 111321.
S. M. R. Khalili, R. K. Mittal and S. G. Kalibar, A study of the mechanical properties of steel/aluminium/GRP laminates, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 412 (1–2) (2005) 137–140.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Sudha J. is serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University. Her research interests include hybrid composites, nano-composites, non-destructive testing.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Sudha, J., Vasumathi, M., Archana, P.V. et al. Low velocity impact and axial loading response of hybrid fibre aluminium laminates. J Mech Sci Technol 35, 4925–4930 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-021-1011-4
Received:
Revised:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-021-1011-4