Within hybrid lightweight structures, metallic materials have numerous advantages regarding the close-up
transmission of loads and stable behaviour during disturbances. What’s more, the great variety of potential
materials and their characteristics, as well as their economic and ecologic production and manufacturing,
argue in favour of metallic components. The combination of the advantages of both metals and FRP can be
achieved through sustainable merging technologies within component manufacturing. The setting of the
compound and its further shape forming – preferably within just a few steps – can be carried out favourably
in just a single process. Thus, technologies for the integration of semi-finished products and preforms with
subsequent shape forming on the one hand, and in-situ technologies for hybrid production and shape forming
on the other hand, are to be examined in one institutional process. In order to achieve this, the focus will
be placed on basic metallic structures such as metal sheets and profiles, metal foams, fibres and
conductors. The scientific challenge lies in finding a resource-efficient and functional integration
strategy (geometrically, mechanically, thermally, sensory/actuatory) through merging adequate processes
while still preserving the character of series production.
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Figure: Functional enhancement of metal-intensive technologies for manufacturing of hybrid
metal/plastics composites; Metal or FRP deep drawing and creation of complex secondary design
elements by injection molding
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Investigators:
Awiszus,
Götze,
Großmann,
Helbig,
Kroll,
Lampke,
Mehner,
W. Nendel,
Wagner,
Wielage
Subprojects of the IRD B
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Metal foam lightweight structures bonded with fibre-reinforced plastics
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| IRD B2 |
Forming based on operating media for the in-situ manufacture of metals/plastics structures
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| IRD B3 |
Integration of transition layers and manufacture of high-precision functional surfaces on
metal-based hybrids
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| IRD B4 |
Resource-efficient processes for manufacturing hybrid structures
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| IRD B5 |
Functional hybrid textiles with passive and active metal filaments
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