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US 11,407,199 B2Granted
Metal-coated fabrics for fiber-metal laminates
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorThomas K. Tsotsis
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are laminates that include a layer containing a metal-coated fabric. The laminate may also include a layer or layers of an organic polymeric matrix composite. In accordance with certain embodiments, the matrix composite includes a thermosetting or thermoplastic resin matrix with parallel-oriented reinforcing fibers embedded therein, interposed between the metal-coated fabric layers.
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A composite structure comprising:
- a laminate, wherein the laminate comprises:
- a first non-reinforced layer comprising a polymeric fiber that is coated with a metal coating to create a metal-coated fabric;
- a second fiber-reinforced layer of polymeric composite comprising a polymeric resin and a first set of parallel reinforcing fibers embedded in the polymeric resin, wherein the reinforcing fibers are not metal-coated;
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- a third fiber-reinforced layer of polymeric composite comprising the polymeric resin and a second set of parallel reinforcing fibers embedded in the polymeric resin that are not metal-coated, wherein the first non-reinforced layer is bonded to the second fiber-reinforced layer and the third fiber-reinforced layer by an adhesive.
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A composite structure, the structure comprising;
- a laminate, the laminate comprising:
- a layup comprising laminated layers of metal-coated fabric layers, wherein the metal-coated fabric layers are non-reinforced and constructed of a polymeric fiber that is coated with a metal coating;
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- an organic polymeric composite layer between adjacent metal-coated fabric layers, the composite layer being a reinforced layer comprising at least two plies, wherein the at least two plies comprise a polymeric matrix having commonly aligned reinforcing fibers embedded therein, wherein the reinforcing fibers are not metal, and wherein at least one of the metal-coated fabric layers are bonded to either the first ply or the second ply by an adhesive.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.