High efficiency load transfer in composite structure

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1995-01-11

1996-03-19

Watkins, III, William P.

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428139, 428137, B32B 324

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055002722

ABSTRACT:
Thin perforated sheets of titanium are interleaved between adjacently situated graphite/epoxy plies--in the area where metal fittings are to be installed. Epoxy flows through these perforations so as to achieve a gripping mechanism between the titanium sheet and the graphite/epoxy plies. The result is efficient transfer of load in the titanium to the composite fiber materials without suffering the cost penalty of extensive graphite/epoxy buildups (without interleaved titanium sheets). Epoxy plugs within the titanium sheet perforations bond to confronting surfaces of the graphite/epoxy plies and provide a fail safe gripping mechanism between the titanium sheet and adjacent graphite/epoxy plies to allow for the load transfer between the titanium sheet and the graphite/epoxy plies in the unlikely event that the shear bond between the faces of the titanium sheet and the graphite/epoxy plies becomes completely disbonded.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3711934 (1973-01-01), Zorowski et al.
patent: 4229473 (1980-10-01), Elber

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