Table 7 The effect of the lay-up technique on the results of the flexural test.

From: Quasistatic tensile and flexural behaviors of fiber metal laminates after subjecting to uniaxial tensile impact loading

Specimen

Avg. peak load (kN)

Coefficient of variation (COV%)

Deflection corresponding to peak load (mm)

Max. deflection (mm)

Without impact

After impact

Without impact

After impact

Without impact

After impact

Without impact

After impact

[Al/0°/90°/0°/Al] hand lay-up

1.03

0.8

5.37

3.95

15.53

20.29

21.15

21.5

[Al/0°/90°/0°/Al] sandwich

1.46

0.79

17.87

12.01

20.81

17.68

21.8

20.65

[0°/90°/0°] hand lay-up

1.36

0.65

8.14

6.08

14.89

18.85

15.34

19.33

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