Inverse Fiber Reinforced Polymer/Metal-Hybrid Laminates for Structural Lightweight Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Mechanical Properties
3.2. SEM Observations
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Metal | Aluminum 6061 Grade | |||
Thickness | 1.0 mm | |||
Matrix | Polyamide 6 (PA 6) | |||
Fiber volume content | 60 % | |||
Reinforcement fibers | Glass fiber (G) | Carbon fiber (C) + Glass fiber (G) | ||
Variant | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 |
Layer structure | ||||
Thickness FRP | 2 × 0.85 mm | 2 × 0.9 mm | 2 × 0.8 mm | 2 × 0.85 mm |
Thickness HL | 2.7 mm | 2.8 mm | 2.6 mm | 2.7 mm |
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Osiecki, T.; Timmel, T.; Jałbrzykowski, M.; Przekop, R.E.; Oksiuta, Z. Inverse Fiber Reinforced Polymer/Metal-Hybrid Laminates for Structural Lightweight Applications. Crystals 2021, 11, 1374. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11111374
Osiecki T, Timmel T, Jałbrzykowski M, Przekop RE, Oksiuta Z. Inverse Fiber Reinforced Polymer/Metal-Hybrid Laminates for Structural Lightweight Applications. Crystals. 2021; 11(11):1374. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11111374
Chicago/Turabian StyleOsiecki, Tomasz, Tristan Timmel, Marek Jałbrzykowski, Robert E. Przekop, and Zbigniew Oksiuta. 2021. "Inverse Fiber Reinforced Polymer/Metal-Hybrid Laminates for Structural Lightweight Applications" Crystals 11, no. 11: 1374. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11111374