Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Mechanisms and evaluation of the influence of cutting temperature on the damage of CFRP by helical milling

  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE
  • Published:
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The quality of holes machined in carbon fibre reinforced plastic is vital to the strength of CFRP/Ti stacks. In this study, the influence of cutting temperature upon hole damage of CFRP in CFRP/Ti stacks under helical milling was compared with and without the presence of an underlying Ti. The cutting forces, exit quality, wall surface and subsurface quality of CFRP hole were analysed. And proposing a method to evaluate subsurface damage, and combined with the tensile test to study the effect of subsurface damage on the mechanical properties of CFRP. The results suggest that titanium alloy slightly exerts an effect on the cutting force and exit and wall mass of CFRP holes, yet dramatically affects their subsurface mass. High cutting temperatures may degrade the performance of the CFRP resin matrix, which may cause further subsurface damage closest to the hole exit. The proposed method is used to evaluate subsurface damage. It was most serious in the fibre layer near the hole exit and gradually decreased with distance from the exit. The results of this study will help improve the machining quality of CFRP/Ti stacks.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
Fig. 14

Similar content being viewed by others

Data availabiliity

Not applicable (secret information)

Code availability

Not applicable

References

  1. Hrechuk A, Bushlya V, Ståhl J (2018) Hole-quality evaluation in drilling fiber-reinforced composites. Compos Struct 204:378–387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.07.105

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. He G, Li H, Jiang Y, Qin X, Zhang X, Guan Y (2015) Helical milling of CFRP/Ti-6Al-4V stacks with varying machining parameters. Trans Tianjin Univ 21:56–63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12209-015-2360-9

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Amini S, Baraheni M, Hakimi E (2019) Enhancing dimensional accuracy and surface integrity by helical milling of carbon fiber reinforced polymers. Int J Lightweight Mater Manuf 2:362–372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlmm.2019.03.001

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Ramirez C, Poulachon G, Rossi F, M’Saoubi R (2014) Tool wear monitoring and hole surface quality during CFRP drilling. Procedia CIRP 13:163–168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2014.04.028

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Merino-Pérez JL, Royer R, Merson E, Lockwood A, Ayvar-Soberanis S, Marshall MB (2016) Influence of workpiece constituents and cutting speed on the cutting forces developed in the conventional drilling of CFRP composites. Compos Struct 140:621–629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.01.008

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Khashaba UA (2012) Drilling of polymer matrix composites: a review. J Compos Mater 47:1817–1832. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998312451609

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Fu R, Jia Z, Wang F, Jin Y, Sun D, Yang L, Cheng D (2018) Drill-exit temperature characteristics in drilling of UD and MD CFRP composites based on infrared thermography. Int J Mach Tools Manuf 135:24–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2018.08.002

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Merino-Pérez JL, Hodzic A, Merson E, Ayvar-Soberanis S (2015) On the temperatures developed in CFRP drilling using uncoated WC-Co tools part II: nanomechanical study of thermally aged CFRP composites. Compos Struct 123:30–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.12.035

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Turki Y, Habak M, Velasco R, Aboura Z, Khellil K, Vantomme P (2014) Experimental investigation of drilling damage and stitching effects on the mechanical behavior of carbon/epoxy composites. Int J Mach Tools Manuf 87:61–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2014.06.004

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Loja MAR, Alves MSF, Bragança IMF, Rosa RSB, Barbosa ICJ, Barbosa JI (2018) An assessment of thermally influenced and delamination-induced regions by composites drilling. Compos Struct 202:413–423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.02.046

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Wang C, Chen Y, An Q, Cai X, Ming W, Chen M (2015) Drilling temperature and hole quality in drilling of CFRP/aluminum stacks using diamond coated drill. Int J Precis Eng Manuf 16:1689–1697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-015-0222-y

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Sorrentino L, Turchetta S, Bellin C (2017) A new method to reduce delaminations during drilling of FRP laminates by feed rate control. Compos Struct 186:154–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.12.005

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Wang F, Yin J, Ma J, Niu B (2018) Heat partition in dry orthogonal cutting of unidirectional CFRP composite laminates. Compos Struct 197:28–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.05.040

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Xu J, Zhou L, Chen M, Ren F (2019) Experimental study on mechanical drilling of carbon/epoxy composite-Ti6Al4V stacks. Mater Manuf Process 34:715–725. https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2019.1594275

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Brinksmeier E, Fangmann S, Rentsch R (2011) Drilling of composites and resulting surface integrity. CIRP Ann 60:57–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2011.03.077

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Pecat O, Rentsch R, Brinksmeier E (2012) Influence of milling process parameters on the surface integrity of CFRP. Procedia CIRP 1:466–470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2012.04.083

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Voss R, Henerichs M, Kuster F (2016) Comparison of conventional drilling and orbital drilling in machining carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP). CIRP Ann 65:137–140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2016.04.001

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Geng D, Zhang D, Teng Y, Jiang X (2018) An experimental investigation on hole exit geometric error in orbital drilling process. Procedia CIRP 71:128–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2018.05.084

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Sadek A, Meshreki M, Attia MH (2012) Characterization and optimization of orbital drilling of woven carbon fiber reinforced epoxy laminates. CIRP Ann 61:123–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2012.03.089

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Liu J, Chen G, Ji C, Qin X, Li H, Ren C (2014) An investigation of workpiece temperature variation of helical milling for carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). Int J Mach Tools Manuf 86:89–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2014.06.008

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Wang B, Yang B, Wang M, Zheng Y, Hong X, Zhang F (2019) Effect of cutting temperature on bending properties of carbon fibre reinforced plastics. Sci Eng Compos Mater 26:394–401. https://doi.org/10.1515/secm-2019-0019

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Wang B, Chang K, Wang M, Zhang F, Zhang Y, Zheng Y (2018) Experimental studies on helical milling process to improve hole quality for the superalloy (MSRR7197). Int J Adv Manuf Technol 99:1449–1458. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-018-2588-3

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. An Q, Cai C, Cai X, Chen M (2019) Experimental investigation on the cutting mechanism and surface generation in orthogonal cutting of UD-CFRP laminates. Compos Struct 230:111441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111441

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Haeger A, Grudenik M, Hoffmann MJ, Knoblauch V (2019) Effect of drilling-induced damage on the open hole flexural fatigue of carbon/epoxy composites. Compos Struct 215:238–248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.02.025

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Kumar D, Gururaja S (2020) Investigation of hole quality in drilled Ti/CFRP/Ti laminates using CO2 laser. Opt Laser Technol 126:106130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2020.106130

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Funding

This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51875367), National Natural Science Foundation of China (young scientist fund) (Grant No. 51505302), Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (Grant No. 2020-MS-234), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2020M670790), Shenyang Youth Science and technology innovation project (Grant No. RC190072).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science for National Defence of Aeronautical Digital Manufacturing Process, Shenyang Aerospace University, No. 37 Daoyi South Avenue, Shenyang, 110136, Liao-Ning Province, China

    Ben Wang, Yufeng Wang & Hua Zhao

  2. School of Mechatronics Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang, 110136, China

    Minghai Wang & Lei Sun

Authors
  1. Ben Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yufeng Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Hua Zhao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Minghai Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Lei Sun
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Contributions

Ben Wang: conceptualization, methodology, review; Yufeng Wang: formal analysis, writing–original draft; Hua Zhao: investigation; Minghai Wang: supervision; Lei Sun: data curation.

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Ben Wang.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

No conflict of interest exits in the submission of this manuscript, and manuscript is approved by all authors for publication.

Additional information

Publisher’s note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Wang, B., Wang, Y., Zhao, H. et al. Mechanisms and evaluation of the influence of cutting temperature on the damage of CFRP by helical milling. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 113, 1887–1897 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-06745-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-06745-9

Keywords

Search

Navigation