Effect of Anodizing on Strength of Carbon-Fibre Aluminium-Laminated Composites

Abstract:

Fibre-metal-laminated composites that consist of aluminium and carbon fibre/epoxy was widely use in engineering fields such as in aerospace and civil application. An issue arise for this laminate systems is that aluminium surfaces must be treated to ensure the effectiveness of load transfer mechanism in the interfacial region. In this research, the effect of anodized layer on the aluminium surface towards strength of the carbon fibre-aluminium-laminated composites was studied. Aluminium 6061-T6 was anodized using phosphoric acid as electrolyte and different anodizing voltage to produce different surface morphology. The surface roughness and morphology were determined via Atomic Force Microscopy and its wettability was determined by Static Contact Angle. Then, anodized aluminium was laminated with carbon fibre/epoxy system via vacuum bagging techniques. It shows that the strength of laminated composite with anodized surface increases up to 26% compared to laminates without anodized surfaces. Furthermore, the failure mechanism of laminated composite with anodized surface resulted in partial adhered failure instead of adhesive failure. These show that anodized surfaces contributes to the effectiveness of load transfer mechanism in fibre-metal-laminates composites.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 748)
• Pages: 216-221
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.748.216
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Haslan Fadli Ahmad Marzuki, Mawarni Mohamad, Engku Ahmadhilmi Engku Ubaidillah, Mohd Nasha’ain Nordin, Mohd Fadzlee Zainal Abidin, Norazlan Roslani, Yusli Mohamad Junos, Salleh Omar, Mariatti Jaafar
• Keywords: Anodizing, Laminates Composites, Mechanical Property

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