Abstract
Carbon fibre-reinforced composite materials are of high potential as protective casing in the aerospace area, acting as an effective solution to lighten components against the collision. The high velocity penetration resistance abilities of unidirectional CFRP laminates and two carbon fibre reinforced aluminium laminates CRALL2/1 and CRALL3/2 (fabricated from T700S CFRP layers combined with aluminium alloy 2024-T3 layers) were evaluated by the ballistic tests with a flat, hemispherical or conical nosed projectile. Revealed from ballistic tests that fracture modes, ballistic limits and specific energy absorptions of CRALLs and CFRP were sensitive to nose shapes. Higher ballistic limits and specific energy absorption ability were performed by CRALLs than monolithic CFRP impacted by all shapes due to the strain rate hardening effect and failure conversion effect. In particular situation of flat nose projectiles penetrating, the specific energy absorption of the CRALL3/2 was 8% higher than that of monolithic aluminium alloy 2024-T3 at same thickness. The CRALLs may then be designed as effective lightweight structures to protect frames against collision in the aerospace area and outperform the traditional single CFRP laminates.
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