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Influence of tool material on dynamics of drilling of GFRP composites

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Drilling trials have been carried out on glass Fibre reinforced plastics (GFRP) with plain high speed steel (HSS), TiN coated HSS and tipped tungsten carbide drills. Most of the defects in drilling of composites are due to thrust force experienced by the workpiece. The parametric influence on cutting force was experimentally evaluated. The experimental results show that the defects toleranced drilling can be attained by proper selection of cutting parameters and tool material. This is substantiated by monitoring flank wear, hole shrinkage and acoustic emission during drilling.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India

    S. Arul, L. Vijayaraghavan, S.K. Malhotra & R. Krishnamurthy

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Arul, S., Vijayaraghavan, L., Malhotra, S. et al. Influence of tool material on dynamics of drilling of GFRP composites. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 29, 655–662 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-005-2581-5

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