The effect of lightning on materials
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 1 April 1972
Abstract
AFTER BRIEFLY considering the surface areas of aircraft for which lightning strikes are a major factor in the selection of constructional materials, a review is made of published information concerning the effects of lightning on these various materials. The materials are considered under three headings: metallic, non‐conducting (e.g. glass‐fibre‐reinforced‐plastics) and semi‐conducting (e.g. carbon‐fibre‐reinforced plastics). Simulated lightning current tests are the main source of information and the review is primarily concerned with the results of such tests. To aid assessment of the relevance of the test currents that have been used, an outline of the current characteristics of lightning discharges is also given.
Citation
IBBOTT BSc CEng MIEE, J.D. (1972), "The effect of lightning on materials", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 44 No. 4, pp. 25-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb034892
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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