LAMINATE OF MUTUALLY BONDED ADHESIVE LAYERS AND METAL SHEETS, AND METHOD TO OBTAIN SUCH LAMINATE

摘要

Described is a laminate, comprising a stack of mutually bonded adhesive layers and metal sheets. The laminate comprises abutting and/or overlapping metal sheet edges that extend along a length direction within a splicing region. A splice strap is bonded to the laminate at an outer surface of the laminate across said splicing region and has a smaller thickness than a thickness of a metal sheet, positioned adjacent to the splice strap in the stack. A method to manufacture the laminate is also disclosed, which involves deforming metal layers in the laminate before consolidating the laminate. The laminate has an improved strength and fatigue behavior over known laminates.