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_id: '58451'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Over the past decades, the importance of lightweight structures in the aircraft
    and automotive industries has steadily increased due to regulations aimed at reducing
    global warming. Work hardened steel alloys are commonly used for lightweight applications,
    but they face stability issues when the material thickness reaches certain thresholds.
    Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) offer a viable alternative due to their high strength-to-weight
    ratio, but they are often expensive due to long production cycles and high material
    costs. A feasible solution lies in hybrid lightweight designs that utilize expensive
    FRP materials only in highly stressed areas, achieving a balance between low mass
    and acceptable cost. These hybrid structures are lighter than metal components
    and more cost-effective compared to fully FRP structures, without compromising
    mechanical properties. This study focuses on producing rotationally symmetrical
    hybrid structures using Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) combined with vacuum assistance
    in a single-stage process. The research examines the effects of injection pressure,
    mold temperature, and the interface between metal and FRP. The mechanical characterization
    of these hybrid structures was conducted to assess their performance under torsion,
    compression, and interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) loading conditions. The results
    indicate that hybrid designs can offer a lightweight alternative without compromising
    mechanical properties.
author:
- first_name: Deviprasad
  full_name: Chalicheemalapalli Jayasankar, Deviprasad
  id: '49504'
  last_name: Chalicheemalapalli Jayasankar
  orcid: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-3446-2444
- first_name: Thomas
  full_name: Tröster, Thomas
  id: '553'
  last_name: Tröster
- first_name: Manel
  full_name: Ellouz, Manel
  last_name: Ellouz
- first_name: Thomas
  full_name: Kordisch, Thomas
  last_name: Kordisch
citation:
  ama: Chalicheemalapalli Jayasankar D, Tröster T, Ellouz M, Kordisch T. Intrinsic
    production of metal-carbon fiber reinforced plastic hybrid shafts using vacuum-assisted
    resin transfer molding. <i>Journal of Composite Materials</i>. Published online
    2025. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983251313981">10.1177/00219983251313981</a>
  apa: Chalicheemalapalli Jayasankar, D., Tröster, T., Ellouz, M., &#38; Kordisch,
    T. (2025). Intrinsic production of metal-carbon fiber reinforced plastic hybrid
    shafts using vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding. <i>Journal of Composite Materials</i>.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983251313981">https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983251313981</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Chalicheemalapalli Jayasankar_Tröster_Ellouz_Kordisch_2025, title={Intrinsic
    production of metal-carbon fiber reinforced plastic hybrid shafts using vacuum-assisted
    resin transfer molding}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983251313981">10.1177/00219983251313981</a>},
    journal={Journal of Composite Materials}, publisher={SAGE Publications}, author={Chalicheemalapalli
    Jayasankar, Deviprasad and Tröster, Thomas and Ellouz, Manel and Kordisch, Thomas},
    year={2025} }'
  chicago: Chalicheemalapalli Jayasankar, Deviprasad, Thomas Tröster, Manel Ellouz,
    and Thomas Kordisch. “Intrinsic Production of Metal-Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic
    Hybrid Shafts Using Vacuum-Assisted Resin Transfer Molding.” <i>Journal of Composite
    Materials</i>, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983251313981">https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983251313981</a>.
  ieee: 'D. Chalicheemalapalli Jayasankar, T. Tröster, M. Ellouz, and T. Kordisch,
    “Intrinsic production of metal-carbon fiber reinforced plastic hybrid shafts using
    vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding,” <i>Journal of Composite Materials</i>,
    2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983251313981">10.1177/00219983251313981</a>.'
  mla: Chalicheemalapalli Jayasankar, Deviprasad, et al. “Intrinsic Production of
    Metal-Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Hybrid Shafts Using Vacuum-Assisted Resin
    Transfer Molding.” <i>Journal of Composite Materials</i>, SAGE Publications, 2025,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983251313981">10.1177/00219983251313981</a>.
  short: D. Chalicheemalapalli Jayasankar, T. Tröster, M. Ellouz, T. Kordisch, Journal
    of Composite Materials (2025).
date_created: 2025-01-31T08:42:56Z
date_updated: 2026-03-20T08:44:17Z
department:
- _id: '9'
- _id: '321'
- _id: '149'
doi: 10.1177/00219983251313981
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00219983251313981
oa: '1'
publication: Journal of Composite Materials
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0021-9983
  - 1530-793X
publication_status: published
publisher: SAGE Publications
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Intrinsic production of metal-carbon fiber reinforced plastic hybrid shafts
  using vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding
type: journal_article
user_id: '49504'
year: '2025'
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