Processing and mechanical characterization of titanium-graphite hybrid laminates

Titanium/carbon fiber/epoxy (CF—E) laminates offer many advantages when compared to the traditional metal—fiber laminates and polymer matrix composites for use on aerospace structures. They have many of the advantages of traditional composites such as good strength and stiffness-to-weight ratios. This article displays the mechanical experimental results demonstrating the advantageous influence of titanium/CF—E laminates on specific characteristics of CFRP materials, GLARE ^® and CARALL ^® . This hybrid laminate was produced with CF—E prepreg and by titanium foil inside of autoclave system. According to this study, the tensile stress, tensile modulus, shear stress, and shear modulus values for titanium/CF—E laminates are superior when compared with GLARE ^® and CARALL ^® laminates, showing the superiority of this laminate in aerospace applications.