Study on the Mechanical Characteristics of hybrid metal-fiber panels with resin-Cloisite 10A mixture

摘要

Hybrid metal-fiber panels made up of Aluminium-Glass Fiber epoxy resin panels nowadays are being increasingly used in aerospace structures due to their high strength to weight ratio. In this research an attempt has been made to increase themechanical strength of Aluminium-Glass Fiber epoxy resin Panels as well as specific strength by introducing a small percentageof Cloisite 10A material in the epoxy resin system. These panels were tested for ultimate tensile strength, flexural strength and interlaminar shear strength for various weight percentage (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4) addition of Cloisite 10A in the epoxy resin matrix. The results show that there is improvement in all the above mechanical properties due to the addition. However, beyond 2% Cloisite 10A addition, the properties decreases drastically.