The applicability of magnesium based Fibre Metal Laminates in aerospace structures

This paper discusses the application of magnesium alloys in Fibre Metal Laminates. The advantage of low density as compared to current light alloys comes along with various disadvantages in mechanical properties. To determine whether this alloy is applicable in a Fibre Metal Laminate configuration for aircraft structures, the effect of the properties on the overall FML behaviour has been addressed. This paper provides an initial evaluation of FMLs based on current magnesium alloys, using knowledge and prediction models developed for current FMLs validated with a limited amount of data obtained from the literature. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.