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The Effect of Layer Thicknesses in Hybrid Titanium-Carbon Laminates on Low-Velocity Impact Response
Patryk Jakubczak1, Jarosław Bieniaś1, Magda Droździel1
1Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland.
Abstract:
The purpose of the work was the effect of metal volume fraction of fiber metal laminates on damage after dynamic loads based upon the example of innovative hybrid titanium-carbon composite laminates. The subject of the study was metal-fiber hybrid titanium-carbon composite laminates. Four types of hybrid titanium-carbon laminates were designed with various metal volume fraction coefficient but constant thickness. Based on the results, it can be stated that changes in the metal volume fraction coefficient in the range of 0.375-0.6 in constant thickness titanium-carbon composite laminates do not significantly affect their resistance to impacts in the energy range of 5-45 J. It was concluded that there were no significant differences in maximum force values, total contact time, and damage range. Some tendency towards a reduction in the energy accumulation capacity was observed with an increase in thickness of the metal part in relation to the total thickness of the laminate, especially in the lower impact energy range. This can result in the lower bending stiffness of laminates with lower metal content and potential elastic strain of the composite part before the initiation of the fiber damage process.
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