Effect of face sheet on the flexural and tensile characteristics in GLARE laminates
- Title
- Effect of face sheet on the flexural and tensile characteristics in GLARE laminates
- Creator
- Harish Kumar M.; Rajesh Mathivanan N.
- Description
- The present study is carried out to study Glass Fibre Reinforced Aluminium Laminate (GLARE) structures and to evaluate their flexural and tensile properties. The GLARE specimens were fabricated using hand layup with vacuum bag moulding process wherein the aluminium sheets and E-Glass fibre woven mats of fixed thickness are bonded together by application of epoxy resins. Three different thicknesses of aluminium alloy (0.2 mm, 0.3 mm and 0.4 mm) Al-2024 T3 are used for the purpose of the study. The aluminium sheets are stacked together by application of epoxy resin between the sheets and are cured under a compression moulding machine under constant pressure. The overall thickness of the specimen is maintained constant for 2 mm. The samples were subjected to a three-point bending and tensile test as per ASTM D790 and ASTM D3039 standards, respectively, to evaluate their mechanical properties. The results indicate that the tensile strength of the composites is maximum for the specimen with aluminium 2024 T3 face sheet with a minimum thickness of 0.2 mm; however, with the increase in the thickness, the tensile strength is found to be decreasing. 2021 Engineers Australia.
- Source
- Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol-21, No. 3, pp. 872-884.
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Subject
- flexural; GLARE laminates; mechanical properties; mechanical testing; SEM; tensile
- Coverage
- Harish Kumar M., Department of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Rajesh Mathivanan N., Department of Mechanical Engineering, PES University, Bangalore, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 14484846
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Harish Kumar M.; Rajesh Mathivanan N., “Effect of face sheet on the flexural and tensile characteristics in GLARE laminates,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 26, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14771.