Enhancement of Aluminum Alloy by Hybridization with BFRP Sheets

This paper presents an enhancement method for aluminum alloy with and basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP) sheets for application in traffic sign boards industry. The behavior of the hybrid composition between aluminum alloy and BFRP sheets was experimentally studied under static loading. The tested parameters were resin type, arrangement of BFRP sheets and number of BFRP layers and their effect on the ultimate tensile strength. The test results show that hybridization of aluminum alloy and BFRP sheets clearly improves the tensile strength compared to the aluminum alloy alone. Thus, this advantage will benefit hybrid composition reaching integrated great performance in traffic signs boards. Based on the experimental results, utilizing the aluminum alloy with BFRP sheets is efficiently improved the ultimate tensile strength of compared to aluminum alloy. In addition, the hybrid specimens contain two layers of BFRP sheets showed higher tensile strength than their counterparts with one BFRP sheet. Also, using BFRP sheets with 90° direction is recommend for using in the industrial applications owing to its high integrated performance rather than that of 45° direction.