%0 Journal Article %A Gámez López, Antonio Juan %A Fernández Vidal, Severo Raúl %A Gómez Parra, Álvaro %A Mayuet Ares, Pedro Francisco %A Valerga Puerta, Ana Pilar %T Mechanical Joining of Stacks %D 2021 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31053 %X This article is devoted to stacks, hybrid structures built by assembling layers of material to enhance their characteristics. To begin with, a formal classification of hybrid structures according to the material is developed. Then, the main three different methods of joining: mechanical, chemical and thermal, are explained with their advantages and drawbacks, focusing on the mechanical joining of stacks. Finally, some of the main sectors where we can find this type of structures are commented. %K Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP); Ceramic Matrix Composite Materials (CMC); Fiber Metal Laminate (FML); Hybrid structure; Laminate; Rivet %~ Universidad de Cádiz