Temperature effect on forming of self- reinforced polypropylene based lightweight metal composite structure

• Main Authors: Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar, Kalyanasundaram, Shankar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka 2013
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/10642/1/jet.vol4.no1.fullpaper13.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/10642/; https://jet.utem.edu.my/jet/article/view/188/120

This study investigates the effects of blank temperature on the strain of self-reinforced polypropylene based lightweigh Metal Composite Structure(MCS). Comparisons between MCS and monolithic aluminium revealed that MCS shows a more uniform strain distribution over the punch face of the laminate and...