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Drilling machinability evaluation on new developed high-strength T800S/250F CFRP laminates

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The new developed high-strength CFRP laminates are widely employed in varieties of applications and are mainly used in main loadbearing structural components of large commercial aircrafts. Drilling is one of the important operations in manufacturing composite structure, often a final operation during assembly. Defects such as burrs and delamination in drilling of CFRP are always serious problems and lead to rejection and impose heavy loss. In the present research, the machinability of a new developed high-strength T800S/250F CFRP laminate is evaluated by using CVD coated twist drill and CVD coated dagger drill. The machinability was investigated in terms of drilling forces, burr defect, hole wall surface morphology and delamination damage. The results indicate that feed rate is the most significant factor affecting the machined surface finish followed by the spindle speed. The dagger drill showed excellent drilling performance than the twist drill and was more suitable for drilling of T800S/250F CFRP laminate. The results also highlight the importance of employing the high speed drilling to minimize the drilling-induced defects.

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Abbreviations

CFRP:

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer

n :

Spindle speed

f :

Feed rate

F a :

Thrust force

T :

Torque

θ :

Fiber cutting angle

A :

Burr area

F d :

Delamination factor

N :

Drilled hole number

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    Jinyang Xu, Qinglong An, Xiaojiang Cai & Ming Chen

  2. Arts et Métiers ParisTech, MSMP, Rue Saint Dominique, B.P.508, Châlons-en-Champagne, France, 51006

    Jinyang Xu

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Xu, J., An, Q., Cai, X. et al. Drilling machinability evaluation on new developed high-strength T800S/250F CFRP laminates. Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. 14, 1687–1696 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-013-0252-2

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