Failure energy and strength of Al/CFRP hybrid laminates under flexural load

Fibre metal laminates (FMLs) are a class of hybrid laminates made of composite material plies and metal sheets; they are used for applications where extraordinary mechanical properties are needed, due to their high damage tolerance, low weight, and high strength. In the present work the behaviour of different types of aluminium-carbon fibres FMLs was studied; in particular, hybrid laminates were produced varying the layer thickness and the...