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European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids, vol.117, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Hybrid composite structures, created by combining different fibers and materials, offer improved mechanical and energy-absorbing properties by balancing the weaknesses of individual materials. The study aims to develop innovative hybrid composite tubes with circular, square, and hexagonal section geometry and to investigate their energy absorption performances. Hybrid composite tubes are manufactured using aluminum (Al6061) and steel (304 L) metal strips with continuous carbon fiber reinforcement in the fiber winding machine. Hybrid composite tubes with one, two and three metal strip layers were produced to examine the effect of the number of metal strip layers on energy absorption performance. As a result of static compression tests, absorbed energy (AE), specific energy absorption (SEA), and peak force criteria were used to evaluate the energy absorption performances of composite and hybrid composite tubes. The results showed that hybrid tubes with one-layer aluminum and one-layer steel metal strip increased AE and SEA values. In contrast, these values decreased in hybrid tubes with two- and three-layer aluminum and steel strips. In addition, it was determined that the peak force values decreased in two- and three-layer hybrid tubes.