Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Ohio State Innovation Foundation

Matthew Scheidt

Ryan M Hahnlen

Duane Trent Detwiler

Marcelo J Dapino

Leon M Headings

Mark Bryant Gingerich

Allen Benson Sheldon

A transition structure includes a metallic portion, a fiber portion including a plurality of tows embedded within the metallic portion and extending out from the metallic portion forming a fabric, and a binding material forming a matrix surrounding the fiber portion embedded within the metallic portion. The fiber portion may be attached to or form part of a composite vehicle component. The transition structure may join a metallic component and a composite component. The transition structure may be manufactured by creating first channels within a layer of a metallic substrate, inserting fiber tows into the first channels, placing a first metallic layer over the metallic substrate and the fiber tows, consolidating the metallic layer to the metallic substrate, and binding the fiber tows within a resin. Prior to binding, additional layers of channels and fiber tows may be consolidated onto the first metallic layer.

Hybrid structures for joining of metals and continuous fiber materials

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Columbus, OH, United States of America

Matthew Scheidt