Drawing potential of fiber metal laminates in hydromechanical forming: A numerical and experimental study

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 1386-1403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Saadatfard ◽  
Mahdi Gerdooei ◽  
Abdolhossein Jalali Aghchai
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Fluid Pressure ◽  
Chamber Pressure ◽  
Drawing Ratio ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Metal Laminates ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Metal Laminate ◽  
Fiber Metal

It is known that fiber metal laminates as one of hybrid materials with thin metal sheets and fiber/resin layers have limited formability in conventional forming methods. This paper presents an experimental and numerical study for drawability of glass fiber-reinforced aluminum laminates under hydromechanical drawing technique. Fiber metal laminates comprised of a layer of woven glass fiber-reinforced prepreg, sandwiched between two layers of aluminum alloy. In order to produce fiber metal laminates, the laminates were subjected to a sufficient squeezing pressure under a controlled heating time and temperature by using a hydraulic hot press. A hydromechanical tooling equipped with blank-holder force and fluid pressure control system was used to form the initial circular fiber metal laminate blank. Finally, the effect of parameters such as pre-bulging pressure, final chamber pressure, and drawing ratio on process variables was evaluated. Also, the characteristic curve of hydromechanical drawing of fiber metal laminate i.e. chamber pressure in terms of drawing ratio was achieved by means of experimental tests and numerical simulations. The results showed that the maximum drawing ratio of defect-free fiber metal laminates, namely without any tearing, wrinkling, and delamination was obtained at pre-bulging and chamber pressure of 35 and 80 bar, respectively.

Experimental investigation, statistical modeling and multi-objective optimization of creep age forming of fiber metal laminates

2020 ◽  
Vol 234 (11) ◽  
pp. 1389-1398
Author(s):  
M Safari ◽  
M Salamat-Talab ◽  
A Abdollahzade ◽  
A Akhavan-Safar ◽  
LFM da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Multi Objective Optimization ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Spring Back ◽  
Fiber Metal Laminates ◽  
Multi Objective ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Metal ◽  
Creep Age Forming

The experimental assessment of the creep age forming performance of fiber metal laminates was considered in this study. To this end, different fiber metal laminates with the stacking sequence of [Al/02/Al] were manufactured using aluminum alloy 6061 sheets as skins along with E-glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene and E-glass fiber-reinforced polyamide 6 as two different cores. Next, a comprehensive investigation was conducted on the impacts of two main parameters in the creep forming process, i.e. the effect of time and temperature on the spring-back properties of deformed fiber metal laminates. Initially, using the design of experiments and based on the response surface methodology, an imposed spring-back of the creep age formed fiber metal laminates was modeled and the governing linear regression equations were derived and verified. Then, to find the best combination yielding the minimum spring-back, the process inputs (time and temperature) were optimized. The results proved that with an increase in either time or temperature, the spring-backs of the two types of creep age formed fiber metal laminates decreased due to the decrease in elastic strains and the increase of creep strains. Also, to achieve a creep age formed fiber metal laminate with minimum spring-back according to multi-objective optimization in both fiber metal laminates, the most proper values of time and temperature should be taken as 6 h and approximately 160°C, respectively.

scholarly journals Influence of drilling parameters on thrust force and burr on fiber metal laminate (Al 2024-T3/glass fiber reinforced epoxy)

Procedia CIRP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 338-341
Author(s):  
Eduardo Pires Bonhin ◽  
Sarah David-Müzel ◽  
Erick Siqueira Guidi ◽  
Edson Cocchieri Botelho ◽  
Marcos Valério Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Thrust Force ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Drilling Parameters ◽  
Fiber Metal Laminate ◽  
Fiber Metal ◽  
Al 2024

Surface Treatment to Promote Joining of Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic and AZ31 Magnesium Alloy for Fiber Metal Laminates via Hot Metal Pressing

2021 ◽  
Vol 883 ◽  
pp. 111-118
Author(s):  
Lucia Lizzul ◽  
Marco Sorgato ◽  
Andrea Ghiotti ◽  
Stefania Bruschi
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Metal Composite ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Metal Laminates ◽  
Lap Shear Strength ◽  
Lap Shear ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Metal

When fabricating fiber metal laminates, the joining between the metal sheet and the composite is affected by the chemical and mechanical properties at the interface. To this end, this study investigated the influence of different induced-surface characteristics of AZ31B magnesium alloy sheets when joint with glass fiber reinforced polyamide 6. The treatments, carried out to modify the AZ31B surfaces, were annealing, sandblasting, and their combination. The mechanical and chemical interlocking at the metal-composite interface was assessed in terms of macroscopic and microscopic defects as well as lap shear strength. The obtained results indicated that the joint effectiveness was mainly affected by the annealing treatment, which induced both a chemical and morphological modification of the surface. The formed oxide layer at the interface, combined with surface topography modification, were capable to increase the lap shear strength up to 87%.

Mechanical behavior of glass fiber‐reinforced Nylon‐6 syntactic foams and its Young's modulus numerical study

2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (27) ◽  
pp. 50648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Yáñez‐Macías ◽  
Jorge E. Rivera‐Salinas ◽  
Silvia Solís‐Rosales ◽  
Daniel Orduña‐Altamirano ◽  
David Ruíz‐Mendoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Young’S Modulus ◽  
Young's Modulus ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Nylon 6 ◽  
Syntactic Foams ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

Effect of salt water conditioning on novel fiber metal laminates for marine applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (8) ◽  
pp. 1542-1554 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Najafi ◽  
A Darvizeh ◽  
R Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Polymer Matrix Composites ◽  
Salt Water ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Fiber Metal Laminates ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Metal Laminate ◽  
Fiber Metal ◽  
Marine Applications ◽  
The Impact

One of the issues with the widespread use of polymer matrix composites in marine applications is their high susceptibility to environmental degradation, particularly hygrothermal conditions. Therefore, the present research intends to contribute to the better protection of the marine polymer matrix composites through the introduction of a newly developed fiber metal laminate for marine applications. This type of fiber metal laminate consists of a marine aluminum alloy of 5083 alternating with glass fiber reinforced epoxy composite layers. In order to evaluate the characterization of the environmental durability of this novel material, the specimens made of fiber metal laminates as well as commercial woven glass–epoxy composites were exposed to hygrothermal aging and hygrothermal cycling in boiling salt water. Then, to study the structural degradation caused by exposure to salt water, the mechanical properties of fiber metal laminate and woven glass–epoxy specimens under three-point bending and impact loading were evaluated. Results show that exposure to the saline environment generally decreased the flexural strength of woven glass–epoxy and fiber metal laminate specimens, whereas a smaller deterioration in flexural stiffness of both laminate types was found. Moreover, it was observed that the hygrothermal conditioning in salt water did not affect significantly the impact properties of both the fiber metal laminate and woven glass–epoxy specimens as compared to the flexural properties.

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