Weight reduction of components is the main aim of different industrial sectors. This leads toudincreasing application areas of fiber composites for primary structural components. Aiming this objective, audnew lightweight Fiber/Metal Laminate (FML) has been developed. Fiber metal laminate is one such materialudwhich is being widely investigated for its performance compared to existing material.. The most commerciallyudavailable fiber metal laminates (FML’s) are ARALL (Aramid Reinforced Aluminium Laminate), based onudaramid fibers, GLARE (Glass Reinforced Aluminium Laminate), based on high strength glass fibers andudCARALL (Carbon Reinforced Aluminium Laminate), based on carbon fibers. The mechanical properties ofudFML show advantages over the properties of both aluminium alloys and composite materials individual. Thisudpaper reviews relevant literature which deals with different manufacturing techniques for FML’s withudexcellent properties under tensile, flexure and impact conditions. It also reviewed recent modeling techniquesudon FML’s. Modeling of tensile, flexure and impacts behavior on fiber metal laminates requiresudunderstanding the bonding between the metal and composite layer. Further research is necessary in theudassessment of mechanical performance of complex structures in real world conditions.
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