Effect of laminate configuration and feed rate on cutting performance when drilling holes in carbon fibre reinforced plastic composites

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 210, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1023-1034

  Shyha, Islam ^a   Soo, Sein Leung ^a   Aspinwall, David ^a   Bradley, Sam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b GKN Aerospace ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFRP; Composites; Delamination; Drilling; Prepreg form

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBRES; CFRP; CFRP COMPOSITES; CFRP LAMINATE; COMPOSITES; CONTROL VARIABLE; CURED MATERIALS; CUTTING PERFORMANCE; DELAMINATION FACTOR; DRILLED HOLES; DRILLING HOLES; ENTRY AND EXIT; FEED-RATES; FULL FACTORIAL; HOLE DIAMETER; LAMINATE CONFIGURATION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PREPREGS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; THRUST FORCE AND TORQUE; THRUST FORCES; TOOL LIFE; TWIST DRILLING; WEAR CRITERION;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; DELAMINATION; DRILLING; DRILLS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; LAMINATES; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STEEL SHEET; TUNGSTEN; WEAVING;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 77950628866     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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