The fracture properties of environmentally-friendly fibre metal laminates
The tensile and impact properties of environmental-friendly composites and FMLs have been investigated. Of the four composites investigated here, a SRPP composite offered superior properties to basalt-, flax-, and hemp fiber-reinforced PP composites. Adding aluminum layers to the outer surfaces of t...
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| author | Kuan, H.T.N Cantwell, W.J Hazizan, M.D Santulli, C. |
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| description | The tensile and impact properties of environmental-friendly composites and FMLs have been investigated. Of the four composites investigated here, a SRPP composite offered superior properties to basalt-, flax-, and hemp fiber-reinforced PP composites. Adding aluminum layers to the outer surfaces of the composites resulted in a significant enhancement in the tensile and impact properties of the laminates. The tensile strength and modulus properties of the FMLs obey a rule of mixtures approach, suggesting that simple procedures can be used to design these hybrid systems. Under low-velocity impact loading, the SRPP, and its associated FML, offered the highest resistance to perforation, as a result of gross plastic deformation in the composite and metal plies. A semi-empirical model, previously employed to characterize metal plates, was used to characterize the low-velocity impact response of the laminates investigated here. The model was capable of predicting the trends in the experimental data with reasonable success. This evidence suggests that environmental-friendly fiber-based FMLs offer significant potential for use in engineering applications. |
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| spelling | unimas-31312015-03-23T08:11:33Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3131/ The fracture properties of environmentally-friendly fibre metal laminates Kuan, H.T.N Cantwell, W.J Hazizan, M.D Santulli, C. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery The tensile and impact properties of environmental-friendly composites and FMLs have been investigated. Of the four composites investigated here, a SRPP composite offered superior properties to basalt-, flax-, and hemp fiber-reinforced PP composites. Adding aluminum layers to the outer surfaces of the composites resulted in a significant enhancement in the tensile and impact properties of the laminates. The tensile strength and modulus properties of the FMLs obey a rule of mixtures approach, suggesting that simple procedures can be used to design these hybrid systems. Under low-velocity impact loading, the SRPP, and its associated FML, offered the highest resistance to perforation, as a result of gross plastic deformation in the composite and metal plies. A semi-empirical model, previously employed to characterize metal plates, was used to characterize the low-velocity impact response of the laminates investigated here. The model was capable of predicting the trends in the experimental data with reasonable success. This evidence suggests that environmental-friendly fiber-based FMLs offer significant potential for use in engineering applications. SAGE 2011 Article NonPeerReviewed Kuan, H.T.N and Cantwell, W.J and Hazizan, M.D and Santulli, C. (2011) The fracture properties of environmentally-friendly fibre metal laminates. Journal of Reinforced Plastics & Composites, 30 (6). pp. 499-508. http://jrp.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/03/15/0731684411398536.abstract |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Kuan, H.T.N Cantwell, W.J Hazizan, M.D Santulli, C. The fracture properties of environmentally-friendly fibre metal laminates |
| title | The fracture properties of environmentally-friendly fibre metal laminates |
| title_full | The fracture properties of environmentally-friendly fibre metal laminates |
| title_fullStr | The fracture properties of environmentally-friendly fibre metal laminates |
| title_full_unstemmed | The fracture properties of environmentally-friendly fibre metal laminates |
| title_short | The fracture properties of environmentally-friendly fibre metal laminates |
| title_sort | fracture properties of environmentally-friendly fibre metal laminates |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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