Numerical Investigation of the Forming Behavior of Polymer Composite-Metal Hybrids using Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Tapes with Discontinuous Layup

The automotive industry is facing stronger requirements for crash safety and environmental friendliness of passenger cars from legislators, society and customers. This is reflected in legal requirements that regulate CO2 fleet emissions over the next few years as well as the relevance of CO2 emissions and vehicle safety as purchase criteria for vehicles [1, 2]. Fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) offer a great potential to meet these requirements due to their high specific strength and stiffness as well as energy absorption capacity [3]. In particular, fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (FRTP) are suitable for large-scale production owing to their good recyclability and short cycle times [4].