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Due to the expensive price of their structures, both in terms of material and manufacturing costs, aerospace manufacturers prefer to perform repair operations as much as possible in case of damage. In this context, the damaged area is removed by conventional or non-conventional milling processes, depending on the material constitutive of the structure to repair. However, all these techniques present issues in case of aerospace grade materials (e.g. Carbon Fibers Reinforced Plastics—CFRPs—or titanium alloys) machining such as excessive tool wear, thermal damage or use of corrosive products. In this context, Abrasive Water Jet (AWJ) machining has proven to be a good alternative to these processes. However, some issues have still to be faced when machining with AWJ. This review presents the influence of the machining parameters on the material removal features (viz. depth of cut and Material Removal Rate) and on the types and expanse of the machine-induced defects and damage when using AWJ for machining of CFRP and metallic materials (mainly aerospace grade titanium alloy Ti6Al4V). Moreover, the link between the machining process and the modifications in the mechanical behaviour are also discussed.
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Sourd, X., Zitoune, R., Crouzeix, L., Lamouche, D. (2021). Controlled Depth Milling of Hybrid Aerospace Grade Materials Using Abrasive Water Jet – Critical Review and Analysis. In: Hameed Sultan, M.T., Azmi, A.I., Majid, M.S.A., Jamir, M.R.M., Saba, N. (eds) Machining and Machinability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites. Composites Science and Technology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4153-1_9
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