Elastic-plastic stress analysis and residual stresses in metal matrix laminated plates under in-plane loading

Abstract

Metal matrix composites reinforced by fibers give high strengths, specific stiffness, ductility, yield point and a good temperature performance. They provide a relatively new way of strengthening metals. In this study, continuous steel fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composite manufactured by die casting process has been used as a simply supported symmetric and antisymmetric laminated plate loaded by in-plane forces. An elastic- plastic numerical solution has been carried out by finite element technique for several load numbers. Residual stresses have been given in tables.