Fibre-metal laminates (FMLs) are structural composites designed with the aim of producing very low fatigue crack-propagation rate, damage-tolerant and high-strength materials, if compared to aeronautical Al alloys. Their application in aeronautical structures demands a deep knowledge of a wide set of mechanical properties and technological values, including both fracture toughness and residual strength. The residual strength of FMLs have been traditionally determined by using wide centre-cracked tension panels M(T). The use of this geometry requires large quantities of material and heavy laboratory facilities. In this work, fracture toughness (JC) of some unidirectional FMLs laminates was measured using a recently proposed methodology for critical fracture toughness evaluation on compact tension C(T) and single-edge bend SE(B) specimens. Additionally, residual strength values of wider M(T) specimens with different widths (W from 150 to 200 mm) and several crack to width ratios (2a/W) were experimentally obtained. Some experimental residual strength values of M(T) specimens (W from 150 to 400 mm and different 2a/W ratios) of Arall were also obtained from the bibliography. Based on JC results from C(T) and SE(B) specimens, and either using or not using crack-tip plasticity corrections, the residual strengths of the M(T) specimens were predicted and compared to the experimental ones. The results showed good agreement, especially when crack-tip plasticity corrections were applied.


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    Title :

    Residual strength of unidirectional fibre-metal laminates based on J C toughness of C(T) and SE(B) specimens: Comparison with M(T ) test results


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    Publication date :

    2004


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 18 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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