Investigation of Effects of Graphene Nanoplatelets Addition on Mechanical Properties of 7075-T6 Aluminium Matrix Hybrid Fibre Metal Laminates
N. A. Gurbanov, M. B. Babanli
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University, 20 Azadliq, AZ-1010 Baku, Azerbaijan
Received: 18.03.2021; final version - 15.09.2021. Download: PDF
In this study, hybrid fibre metal laminates (FMLs) are produced using 1 mm thick 7075-T6 quality Al plate, unidirectional carbon fibre fabric and epoxy resin in 4/3 stacking order. The effect of adding 0.5% GNP to pure epoxy resin and epoxy resin on the mechanical properties of hybrid FMLs is investigated. As a result of the experiments, it is observed that adding 0.5% graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) to the epoxy resin increased the tensile strength of hybrid FMLs by about 2.42% and the three-point bending strength by about 5%. After mechanical tests, interface microstructures of FMLs are examined under digital microscope and it is observed that 0.5% GNP addition positively affected the delamination between metal and fibre reinforcement in FMLs.
Key words: hybrid fibre metal laminate, 7075-T6 Al, graphene nanoplatelets, mechanical properties, delamination.
URL: https://mfint.imp.kiev.ua/en/abstract/v43/i12/1589.html
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/mfint.43.12.1589
PACS: 62.20.M-, 81.05.Bx, 81.05.Lg, 81.05.Ni, 81.70.Bt
Citation: N. A. Gurbanov and M. B. Babanli, Investigation of Effects of Graphene Nanoplatelets Addition on Mechanical Properties of 7075-T6 Aluminium Matrix Hybrid Fibre Metal Laminates, Metallofiz. Noveishie Tekhnol., 43, No. 12: 1589—1599 (2021)