I have an extruded aluminum plate ~12in x 18in in size that is subject mostly to compression parallel to the face in the long dimension. The outside faces of the plate are ~1/8in thick and the internal extrusions consist of ~1/8in thick ribs x 0.2in wide spaced 1in apart oriented in the long...
Got a few ?'s about bonding carbon fiber sheets to an aluminum plate. This is a structural drive train part subject to high loads and vibration. The idea is to reinforce or stiffen a 6061 aluminum torque plate by bonding a carbon fiber laminate onto one or both sides. Im looking at pre made...
