Fibre metal laminates (FMLs) are hybrid composite structures based on thin sheets of metal alloys and plies of fibre reinforced polymeric materials. This allows the material to behave much as a simple metal structure, but with considerable specific advantages regarding properties such as metal fatigue, impact, corrosion resistance, fire resistance, weight savings, and specialized strength properties. Variety of materials can be combined to develop FML, such as
ARALL: Aramid Fibre Reinforced Aluminum Laminate is a fibre metal laminate consists of alternating thin aluminum alloy layers and uniaxial or biaxial aramid fibre prepreg.
GLARE: Glass laminate aluminum reinforced epoxy is a fiber metal laminate (FML) composed of several very thin layers of metal (usually aluminum) interspersed with layers of S-2 glass-fiber pre-preg, bonded together with a matrix such as epoxy. The uni-directional pre-preg layers may be aligned in different directions to suit predicted stress conditions.
CARALL: Carbon Fibre Reinforced Aluminum Laminate is a fibre metal laminate consists of alternating thin aluminum alloy layers and uniaxial or biaxial carbon fibre prepreg
