| US 7,595,112 B1 | ||
| Resin infusion of layered metal/composite hybrid and resulting metal/composite hybrid laminate | ||
| Roberto J. Cano, Yorktown, Va. (US); Brian W. Grimsley, Phoenix, Ariz. (US); Erik S. Weiser, Yorktown, Va. (US); and Brian J. Jensen, Williamsburg, Va. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 31, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/461,150. | ||
| Int. Cl. B32B 38/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 428—408 [428/221; 428/299.4; 428/301.1; 427/450] | 24 Claims |
| 1. A metal/composite hybrid laminate, comprising:
a solid base;
a stack of at least one layered arrangement on said solid base to form a layered structure, each such layered arrangement
comprising a fibrous material layer and a perforated metal sheet layer, wherein said fibrous material layer of each layered
arrangement is closer to said solid base than said perforated metal sheet layer of the same layered arrangement; and
a cured resin permeating said fibrous material layers and filling perforations in said perforated metal sheet layers.
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