Autoclave manufacturing of fibre metal laminates, such as GLARE, is an expensive process. Therefore, there is an increasing interest to find cost-effective out-of-autoclave manufacturing processes without diminishing the laminate quality. The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of fibre metal laminate panels adhesively bonded and cured using resistance heating. Three manufacturing processes are compared for different layups with an embedded steel mesh at the mid-plane: autoclave curing, resistance bonding of two (autoclave-cured) panels and complete out-of-autoclave resistance curing of panels. Interlaminar shear strength tests and optical microscopy analysis showed that resistance bonding is a promising technique, leading to results comparable to autoclave curing. Resistance curing led to an interlaminar shear strength decrease of 30–60%. A study of the correlation between degree of cure and distance from the mesh revealed the potential of resistance bonding to be used for flexible embedded mesh geometries and on-site repairs.

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使用电阻加热在高压釜外制造 GLARE 面板

纤维金属层压板（例如 GLARE）的高压釜制造是一种昂贵的工艺。因此，在不降低层压板质量的情况下，寻找具有成本效益的非高压釜制造工艺越来越受到关注。本研究的目的是评估使用电阻加热粘合和固化的纤维金属层压板的质量。针对在中平面嵌入钢网的不同叠层，比较了三种制造工艺：高压釜固化、两个（高压釜固化）面板的电阻粘合和面板的完全非高压釜电阻固化。层间剪切强度测试和光学显微镜分析表明，电阻粘合是一种很有前途的技术，其结果可与高压釜固化相媲美。电阻固化导致层间剪切强度降低 30-60%。