Lightweight cost-effective hybrid materials for energy absorption applications

Marwa A Abd El-Baky; Mahmoud M Awd Allah; Madeha Kamel; Walaa Abd-Elaziem

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-25533-3

Lightweight cost-effective hybrid materials for energy absorption applications

Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 6;12(1):21101. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25533-3.

Authors

Marwa A Abd El-Baky¹, Mahmoud M Awd Allah², Madeha Kamel³, Walaa Abd-Elaziem²

Affiliations

¹ Mechanical Design and Production Engineering Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt. dr.marwa2013@yahoo.com.
² Mechanical Design and Production Engineering Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt.
³ Mechanical Engineering Department, Suez Canal University (SCU), Ismailia, Egypt.

Abstract

The present paper experimentally explores the influence of the fiber hybridization and layering sequence on crashworthiness behavior and deformation history of polymer/metal thin-walled pipes. Jute (J)/glass (G) reinforced epoxy over wrapped aluminum (Al) pipes were prepared via hand wet wrapping then subjected to axial quasi-static compressive loads. The load versus displacement plots and crashing indicators, i.e. peak crushing load ([Formula: see text]), mean crushing load ([Formula: see text]), total energy absorption ([Formula: see text], specific energy absorption [Formula: see text], and crush force efficiency [Formula: see text] were determined. Experimental results revealed that the maximum [Formula: see text] was recorded for Al/2J/4G/2J pipe with a value of about 42.92 kJ/g, with an enhancement of 20.56% in [Formula: see text] compared with pure Al-pipes. Al/2J/4G/2J specimens display the maximum ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] and could be employed as energy absorbing members in automobiles.