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Edge trimming of flax fibers and glass fibers reinforced polymers composite – An experimental comparative evaluation

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Replacing glass fiber reinforced composites is the current challenge for flax fiber reinforced composites to reduce cost and weight of structural components. However, the quality of the machined flax fibers must be comparable to that of glass fiber. Machining a composite material means before every other consideration cutting the fibers of this material and therefore entails a risk of damage in the vicinity of the machined zone. The aim of this paper is therefore to compare experimentally the machining quality of the flax fiber reinforced polymers composite (FFRP) with that of the glass fiber reinforced polymers composite (GFRP) based on the Split-Split Plot randomized complete block design. Thus, two cutting tools were tested and the most suitable tool for each material was selected. Based on the experimental results, it was observed that the type of the cutting tool has a significant effect on the delamination behavior. Furthermore, results show that flax fiber composites can be easily machined, hence no tool wear was observed. Results also show that a two-flute uncoated carbide end mill tool is more suitable for trimming flax fiber composite while a two-flute polycrystalline Diamond end mill (PCD) tool is better suited for trimming GFRP. The lowest delamination (uncut fiber) was observed at 0º and 45º ply orientation for both materials.

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This work was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (grant # RGPIN-2017-04305).

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Mohamed Slamani, Nouha Karabibene & Jean-François Chatelain

  2. MMS Lab, Faculty of technology, University of M’sila, M’sila, Algeria

    Mohamed Slamani

  3. McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Yves Beauchamp

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Slamani, M., Karabibene, N., Chatelain, JF. et al. Edge trimming of flax fibers and glass fibers reinforced polymers composite – An experimental comparative evaluation. Int J Mater Form 14, 1497–1510 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12289-021-01644-6

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