Analysis of stresses in adhesively bonded and pinned metal matrix composite sheets

The aim of this study stresses created with three different methods effect in two composite plates bonded together with hybrid joint were analyzed. The hybrid joint was created using both four pins and adhesive with together. In analysis, the finite element method (FEM) was used. Modeling was done as three dimensional. During both modeling and solution processes, it was utilized from ANSYS software which is a perfect finite element code. First of all only tensile load was applied on created model and than only uniform temperature load was performed on same model. Ultimately both tensile load and uniform temperature load were applied on the model. According to obtained analysis results, thermal stresses were concentrated around pin hole. Therefore, it is understand that any failure may be start from pin hole zone firstly. The magnitudes of stresses were increased by increasing uniform temperature.