Failure Behaviour of Advanced Seam Structures for CFRP- Aluminium Connections

In many cases different requirements for structural components exist, which cannot be fulfilled by a single material in an optimal way. Under such conditions, the use of different materials with suitable properties may be of avail. With regard to lightweight design CFRP (carbon fibre reinforced plastics) and aluminium alloys are a promising combination for the manufacturing of structural components. The researcher group “Schwarz-Silber” (FOR 1224), founded by the DFG (German Research-Foundation), investigates new interface structures for advanced CFRP-aluminium compounds in five interdisciplinary projects. In this paper the failure behaviour of titanium-wire connected CFRP-aluminium specimens under tensile loading is investigated.