GLARE

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GLARE

• BY
• ADITYA RAMAKRISHNAN

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What is Glare?

• GLARE is a new aerospace structural material
  composed of alternating, bonded layers of
  aluminum alloy and glass fiber reinforced
  plastic.
• GLARE looks the same as aluminum sheeting, but it
  is constructed from layers. First a thin layer of
  aluminum, then a thin layer of strong fiberglass,
  and then another layer of aluminum.
• The material thus obtained combines the
  properties of both the metal and the fiber.
• The metal makes it possible to deform GLARE
  plastically, while the fibers give GLARE
  strength.

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GLARE

• Post Impact Layered Aluminum Facesheets

• Layered Aluminum Facesheets

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Advantages

• GLARE is more fire resistive
• GLARE is more resistant to damage
• GLARE is less sensitive to metal fatigue.
• GLARE is light in weight

• Used in construction of panels
• Used in Upper fuselage
• Reduced about 500 Kg in weight

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Limitations

• Its expensive
• Not well known, hence restricting its use to the
  aerospace industry

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References

• http//www.tpd.tno.nl/smartsite112.html
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