Comparison of Hybrid Metal-Composite Small-Pin Joints with Conventional Ones in Terms of Static and Fatigue Strength

Abstract:

The current research deals with special hybrid metal-composite joints (MCJ) which use thin sheet-metal reinforcement with small die-fixed pins (2-3 mm) embedded into the composite part of the joint. This technological trick significantly and positively influences strength of the metal-composite bolted joints loaded in out-of-plane direction. This fact was proved by comparison of pull-off static and fatigue tests results of MCJs with and without reinforcement.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 821)
• Pages: 479-485
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.821.479
• Online since: January 2016
• Authors: Ganna Beketova, Marina Shevtsova, Volodymyr Symonov*
• Keywords: Fatigue Strength, Metal-Composite Joint, Pull-Off Tests, Reinforcing Small-Pin Elements, Static Strength

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