A simulative study on the effect of friction coefficient and angle on failure behaviors of GLARE subjected to low-velocity impact

The aim of this paper is to study the effect of friction coefficient and impact angle on the failure behaviors of glass fiber reinforced aluminum laminates (GLARE) under the low-velocity impact (LVI) loading. A methodology is developed in commercial software ABAQUS/Explicit, and its accuracy is verified based on the results of comparison between simulation and experiment. In the simulation, Johnson-Cook flow stress model and surface-based cohesive behavior are carried out to simulate the damage evolution of aluminum alloy layers and delamination at the interface. Further, both the dynamic response history and damage mechanism characterization of these hybrid laminates are presented and compared carefully. Additionally, due to the advantage of simulation, it is accurate and easy to discuss on the evolution of the damage contour consisting of the damage degree of composite and metal layers as well as the interface between them. Finally, the influence rules of friction coefficient and angle on the failure behaviors of GLARE under LVI are drawn clearly.