A Review on Fiber Metal Laminates and Their Usage in Aerospace Industry

In todays competitive aerospace environment, it is very important to design and produce aircrafts with high performance and lightweights and in this context, to find new production processes and new production materials. Forth is reason, Fiber metal laminates (FML) developed by Delft University, are special composite materials that can be used as an alternative to the conventional aluminium materials used in aircrafts for their high fatigue resistance. The aim of this study is to provide a broad literature review about the history of FML, their usage areas, variants and properties (static, fatigue, impact, corrosion and thermal resistance) and to suggest research areas in the future.