Abstract
Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) are used for various aircraft structural components because of their superior mechanical and physical properties such as high specific strength, high specific stiffness, etc. However, when CFRP are machined, rapid tool wear and delamination are troublesome. Therefore, cost effective and excellent quality machining of CFRP remains a challenge. In this paper, the rotary ultrasonic elliptical machining (RUEM) using core drill is proposed for drilling of holes on CFRP panels. This method combines advantages of core-drill and elliptical tool vibration towards achieving better quality, delamination free holes. The cutting force model and chip-removal phenomenon in ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting are introduced and analyzed. The feasibility to machine CFRP for RUEM is verified experimentally. The results demonstrate that compared to conventional drilling (CD), the chip-removal rate has been improved, tool wear is reduced, precision and surface quality around holes is enhanced, delamination at hole exits has been prevented and significant reduction in cutting force has been achieved.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 141-150 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2012 |
Keywords
- CFRP
- Chip-removal
- Cutting force model
- Delamination
- Drilling
- Rotary ultrasonic elliptical machining
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