Tensile behavior of fiber metal laminates with multiple holes at different temperature conditions

Abstract

In this paper, the tensile properties of fiber metal laminates (FMLs) at 25°C ∼ 180°C temperature conditions and different hole arrangements are researched mainly by means of experiments, theoretical model, and numerical simulation. The stress–strain curves of FMLs are obtained by extensive tensile tests and are analyzed and compared. The fracture morphology of the specimens under different temperature conditions is observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Finally, a progressive damage model on the basis of the subroutine Abaqus-VUMAT is developed to analyze the damage evolution process and failure mode of FMLs. Combined with the numerical simulation results, the damage evolution process, equivalent plastic strain, and interlaminar damage of FMLs under different hole arrangements are investigated and found to be in good agreement. The phenomena such as tough nest fracture, matrix fragmentation, fiber debonding, and fiber pullout at different temperatures are observed and analyzed by SEM. The failure modes of FMLs with multiple holes at different temperatures are discussed in this paper, which provides a solution for the application of FMLs in practical engineering.