Dynamic response of multidirectional composites in hygrothermal environments

Drilling is an essential operation in the assembly of the structural frames of automobiles and aircrafts. The life of the joint can be critically affected by the quality of the drilled holes. The main objective of the present paper is to investigate the influence of some parameters on the thrust force, torque and surface roughness in drilling processes of fiber-reinforced composite materials. These parameters include cutting speed, feed, drill size and fiber volume fraction. The quasi-isotropic composite materials were manufactured from randomly oriented glass fiber-reinforced epoxy, with various values of fiber volume fractions (V_f), using hand-lay-up technique. Two components drill dynamometer has been designed and manufactured to measure the thrust and torque during the drilling process. The dynamometer was connected with a data acquisition, which installed in a PC computer. This set-up enable to monitor and record the thrust force and torque with the aid of a computer program that designed using Lab View utilities.

The results indicate that the start point of torque cycle is delayed by few seconds (depending on the value of feed) than the thrust force. This time is consumed to penetrate the specimen by chiseling edge. After the thrust force reached its maximum value it is gradually decreased during the full engagement of the drill and goes to zero when both the chisel edge and the cutting lips have exit of the laminate. In contrast the torque was gradually increased up to the end of the cycle and sudden jump to a value about 10 times the peak value. Cutting speed has insignificant effect on the thrust force and surface roughness of epoxy resin. For glass fiber-reinforced epoxy composites (GFREC) with V_f=9.8–23.7% the thrust force and torque were decreased with increasing cutting speed. On contrast increasing feed, drill size and fiber volume fractions lead to increase the thrust force and torque. The drilled holes of GFREC with lower V_f ratio at lower feed have greater roughness than that drilled at higher feed. Specimens with high V_f ratio have a contrary behavior. Drill diameter combined with feed has a significant effect on surface roughness.     

Drilling analysis of chopped composites

This work investigates the effects of the drilling parameters, speed, and feed, on the required cutting forces and torques in drilling chopped composites with different fiber volume fractions. Three speeds, five feeds, and five fiber volume fractures are used in this study. The results show that feeds and fiber volumes have direct effects on thrust forces and torques. On the other hand, increasing the cutting speed reduces the associated thrust force and torque, especially at high feed values. Using multivariable linear regression analysis, empirical formulas that correlate favorably with the obtained results have been developed. These formulas would be useful in drilling chopped composites. The influence of cutting parameters on peel-up and push-out delaminations that occurs at drill entrance and drill exit respectively the specimen surfaces have been investigated. No clear effect of the cutting speed on the delamination size is observed, while the delamination size decreases with decreasing the feed. Delamination-free in drilling chopped composites with high fiber volume fraction remains as a problem to be further investigated.     

Delamination in drilling GFR-thermoset composites

Delamination is a major problem associated with drilling fiber-reinforced composite materials that, in addition to reducing the structural integrity of the material, also results in poor assembly tolerance and has the potential for long-term performance deterioration. Delamination-free in drilling different fiber reinforced thermoset composites is the main objective of the present paper. Therefore the influence of drilling and material variables on thrust force, torque and delamination of GFRP composites was investigated experimentally. Drilling variables are cutting speed and feed. Material variable include matrix type, filler and fiber shape. Drilling process was carried out on cross-winding/polyester, continuous-winding with filler/polyester, chopped/polyester, woven/polyester and woven/epoxy composites. A simple inexpensive accurate technique was developed to measure delamination size.

The results show that the presence of sand filler in continuous-winding composites not only raised the values of cutting forces and push-out delamination but also increased their values with increasing cutting speed. In contrast, increasing the cutting speed in drilling cross-winding, woven and chopped composites reduces the push-out delamination as a result of decreasing the thrust force. The thrust forces in drilling continuous-winding composite are more than three orders of magnitude higher than those in the cross-winding composites. Chopped composites have lower push-out delamination than those made from woven fibers. For the same fiber shape, the peel-up and push-out delaminations of woven/epoxy composite are lower than that for woven/polyester composites. Delamination, chipping and spalling damage mechanisms were observed in drilling chopped and continuous-winding composites. In drilling woven composites the delamination was observed at different edge position angles due to the presence of the braids that made by the interlacing of two orthogonal directions of fibers tows (warp and fill). Delamination-free in drilling cross-winding composites was achieved using variable feed technique.     

Influence of process parameters on cutting force and torque during drilling of glass–fiber polyester reinforced composites

This research outlines the Taguchi optimization methodology, which is applied to optimize cutting parameters in drilling of glass fiber reinforced composite (GFRC) material. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is used to study the effect of process parameters on machining process. This procedure eliminates the need for repeated experiments, time and conserves the material by the conventional procedure. The drilling parameters and specimen parameters evaluated are speed, feed rate, drill size and specimen thickness. A series of experiments are conducted using TRIAC VMC CNC machining center to relate the cutting parameters and material parameters on the cutting thrust and torque. The measured results were collected and analyzed with the help of the commercial software package MINITAB14. An orthogonal array, signal-to-noise ratio are employed to analyze the influence of these parameters on cutting force and torque during drilling. The method could be useful in predicting thrust and torque parameters as a function of cutting parameters and specimen parameters. The main objective is to find the important factors and combination of factors influence the machining process to achieve low cutting low cutting thrust and torque. From the analysis of the Taguchi method indicates that among the all-significant parameters, speed and drill size are more significant influence on cutting thrust than the specimen thickness and the feed rate. Study of response table indicates that the specimen thickness, and drill size are the significant parameters of torque. From the interaction among process parameters, thickness and drill size together is more dominant factor than any other combination for the torque characteristic.     

Machinability analysis in drilling woven GFR/epoxy composites: Part II – Effect of drill wear

The current paper is a continuation of the author’s work on machinability analysis in drilling woven glass fiber reinforced epoxy (GFRE) composites. The present paper deals the effect of drill pre-wear on the machinability parameters in drilling GFRE composites, at different cutting conditions. Machinability parameters were characterized by thrust force, torque, peel-up and push-out delaminations, and surface roughness of drilled holes. The results showed that, the behavior of thrust force during drilling process was greatly affected by the drill pre-wear. This effect becomes extreme at high cutting speed and feed, which in turn increases delaminations and surface roughness. The scanning electron photographs demonstrate that, peaks and valleys in surface roughness profile were due to burning the matrix. The multi-variable linear regression models were fair to fit the experimental data. Therefore, considerable attention should be paid to record different models that improve the correlation between the machinability parameters and machining conditions.     

碳纤维增强复合材料螺旋铣孔切削力及加工质量研究

针对传统钻孔方法加工复合材料时易导致分层、撕裂等缺陷的问题,采用螺旋铣作为新的制孔技术,根据飞机装配现场的实际加工条件,构建以机器人为移动载体、螺旋铣孔终端执行器为加工单元、螺旋铣孔专用刀具为切削工具的加工系统,采用该加工系统对碳纤维增强复合材料(CFRP)螺旋铣孔关键工艺参数进行正交试验,并讨论了刀具主轴转速、每齿进给量和轴向切削深度等工艺参数对切削力的影响规律;通过对加工缺陷的监测,探讨了切削力与CFRP分层、撕裂等缺陷之间的关系;最后对工艺参数进行优化,经试验验证,优化后轴向切削力较优化前降低26%以上,孔入口及出口处均无撕裂、毛刺,加工质量最优。     

测力刀柄系统标定技术研究

测力刀柄系统可实时监测切削过程的轴向力和扭矩的变化,为测试自主设计的测力刀柄系统的使用性能,设计并研制了一套标定辅助工装,搭建了标定实验平台,完成了静、动态标定实验.采用逐级加、卸载法,确定了测力刀柄系统的线性度、重复性和滞后性等静态特性指标;通过脉冲激励法获得了测力刀柄系统的固有频率、阻尼比和最大工作频率等动态特性指...     

300M超高强度钢车削加工性能仿真模拟分析研究

目的研究不同切削参数对300M超高强度钢切削性能的影响。方法通过单因素试验法,采用Advant Edge切削仿真软件,建立300M钢三维有限元模型,对不同切削参数下车削300M钢的切削力、刀片温度、刀片应力及切屑形状进行分析。结果在300M钢车削过程中,刀片温度随着切削速度增大而增大,但切削力和刀片应力反之;背吃刀量和进给量越小,切削力、刀片应力及刀片温度越小;切削刃半径越小,切削力越小,但小的切削刃半径使得刀片应力变大,容易导致刀片磨损。车削300M钢的切屑呈锯齿螺旋状,切屑温度为带状分布,切削速度越高,进给量、背吃刀量越大,切削刃半径越小,切屑温度越高。结论在300M钢车削加工中,应选用较高的切削速度,适中的切削刃半径,较小的进给量和背吃刀量。     

Prediction of cutting force based on machining parameters on AL7075-T6 aluminum alloy by response surface methodology in end milling

Cutting forces modeling is the basic to understand the cutting process, which should be kept in minimum to reduce tool deflection, vibration, tool wear and optimize the process parameters in order to obtain a high quality product within minimum machining time. In this paper a statistical model has been developed to predict cutting force in terms of geometrical parameters such as rake angle, nose radius of cutting tool and machining parameters such as cutting speed, cutting feed and axial depth of cut. Response surface methodology experimental design was employed for conducting experiments. The work piece material is Aluminum (Al 7075-T6) and the tool used is high speed steel end mill cutter with different tool geometry. The cutting forces are measured using three axis milling tool dynamometer. The second order mathematical model in terms of machining parameters is developed for predicting cutting forces. The adequacy of the model is checked by employing ANOVA. The direct effect of the process parameter with cutting forces are analyzed, which helps to select process parameter in order to keep cutting forces minimum, which ensures the stability of end milling process. The study observed that feed rate has the highest statistical and physical influence on cutting force.     

Enhanced Performance of Nanostructured Coatings for Drilling by Droplet Elimination

Cutting tool performance is mainly characterized by material substrate, cutting edge geometry, and coating, and also by a good choice of the cutting parameters, mainly cutting speed, depth of cut, and feed. In drilling a good choice of substrate/coating can reduce production costs per hole cut by 50%. Coatings evolution has gone from monolayer to nanostructured and/or nanometric-scale multilayer coatings. These are used because of their high hardness, good corrosion and oxidation resistance, and thermal stability. Cutting edge preparation on the one hand and droplet elimination after the coating process on the other are important issues for reaching a good tool/coating performance, being a key issue. In this article a series of coatings for drilling low and medium carbon alloyed steels are presented, along with their performance. Validation tests were carried out on steel 42CrMo4, very often used in the automotive sector. Seven coatings were tested, including AlCrSiN, µAlTiN, TiAlCrN, AlTiCrN, AlCrN, AlTiSiN, and TiAlSiN. Flank wear, evolution of drilling thrust force and torque, damage on cutting edge faces on primary cutting edge, and behavior of drill bit secondary edges were studied. A final elimination of droplets by drag grinding was performed in several cases. Process monitoring, scanning electron microscope (SEM) microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis were used, concluding that the best results were for µAlTiN, TiAlSiN, and AlTiSiN. Reasons for the good behavior are the good surface finishing after droplet elimination and the high thermal stability of these protective layers.     

MACHINABILITY OF SOME FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOSET AND THERMOPLASTICS IN DRILLING

Polymer-based composite materials are the major candidates for substitution for conventional materials in industry. Drilling is most frequently employed among machining processes for composite materials due to the need for structural integration. In this paper, some aspects of both experimental observation and machinability are presented for thermoset-based and thermoplastic-based composites with high and low fiber loading. The experimental observation discusses chip characteristics and specific cutting energy to reveal the mechanism of material removal. These materials fracture due to the brittle reinforcement, hence the sensitivity of defects in bulk volume is demonstrated. The level of fiber loading and the deformation behavior of matrix polymer determine the extent of plasticity in chip formation and the chip length. The discussions of machinability include drilling force, surface roughness and edge integrity affected by cutting conditions (feed rate and cutting speed), drill geometry and lay-up system. An optimal domain of cutting parameters is suggested for secured machinability.     

SiCP/2024复合材料切削力与刀具磨损的试验研究

本文通过SiC_P/2024复合材料的车削试验,得出了刀具材料、切削用量及SiC_P含量对切削力和刀具磨损的影响规律。并认为K类硬质合金可用于粗加工和半精加工,而且要采用较低切削速度和较大进给量,但SiC_P含量较高时会出现切深分力大于主切削力。SiC_P含量越高差值越大;PDC是精加工最佳刀具材料,也不会出现切深分力大于主切削力现象     

Effects of vegetable-based cutting fluids on the wear in drilling

This study focuses on both formulation of vegetable-based cutting fluids (VBCFs) and machining with these cutting fluids. For this purpose, characterizations of chemical and physical analyses of these formulated cutting fluids are carried out. In this study, performances of three VBCFs developed from crude sunflower oil, refined sunflower oil, refined canola oil and commercial semi-synthetic cutting fluid are compared in terms of tool wear, thrust force and surface roughness during drilling of AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel with HSSE tool. Experimental results show that canola-based cutting fluid gives the best performance due to its higher lubricant properties with respect to other cutting fluids at the constant cutting conditions (spindle speed of 750 rpm and feed rate of 0.1 mm/rev).     

超细颗粒增强铝复合材料钻削特性研究

通过超细颗粒增强铝复合材料钻孔试验，找出了钻削用量等因素对钻削力的影响规律，并用轴向力与扭矩之比值来表示铝复合材料的钻削特性；从钻削力考虑，高速钢钻头完全能满足超细颗粒（＜0．5μm)增强铝复合材料的钻孔要求。     

Thrust force model for ultrasonic-assisted micro drilling of DD6 superalloy

As a typical refractory material, the DD6 nickel-based single-crystal superalloy has important applications in the aviation industry. Ultrasonic-assisted drilling is an advanced machining method that significantly improves machining of refractory materials. The drilling thrust force influences the hole surface quality, burr height, and bit wear. Therefore, it is necessary to predict the thrust force during ultrasonic-assisted drilling. However, there are few reports on the modeling of the thrust force in the ultrasonic-assisted drilling of micro-holes. A thrust force prediction model for ultrasonic-assisted micro-drilling is proposed in this study. Based on the basic cutting principle, the dynamic cutting speed, dynamic cutting thickness, and acoustic softening effect caused by ultrasonic vibrations are factored into this model. Through model calibration, the specific friction force and specific normal force coefficients were determined. The model was verified through ultrasonic-assisted drilling experiments conducted at different feed rates, spindle speeds, frequencies, and amplitudes. The maximum and minimum errors of the average thrust force were 10.5% and 2.3%, respectively. This model accurately predicts the thrust force based on the parameters used for ultrasonic-assisted micro-hole drilling and can assist in the analysis and modeling of DD6 superalloy processing.The full text can be downloaded at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40436-021-00381-y     

Experimental investigation of cutting parameters influence on surface roughness and cutting forces in hard turning of X38CrMoV5-1 with CBN tool

This experimental investigation was conducted to determine the effects of cutting conditions on surface roughness and cutting forces in hard turning of X38CrMoV5-1. This steel was hardened at 50 HRC and machined with CBN tool. This is employed for the manufacture of helicopter rotor blades and forging dies. Combined effects of three cutting parameters, namely cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut, on the six performance outputs-surface roughness parameters and cutting force components, are explored by analysis of variance (ANOVA). Optimal cutting conditions for each performance level are established. The relationship between the variables and the technological parameters is determined through the response surface methodology (RSM), using a quadratic regression model. Results show how much surface roughness is mainly influenced by feed rate and cutting speed. The depth of cut exhibits maximum influence on cutting force components as compared to the feed rate and cutting speed.     

An experimental investigation of the variation of peak torque and power in gear hobbing

Some aspects, by a statistical approach, of the variation of the peak torque and mean cutting power encountered in gear hobbing are presented here. The cutting torque is measured by a purpose built strain gauge dynamometer and a wattmeter evaluates the power consumed. The problem is to determine whether a host of independent variables such as axial feed, module, material hardness, number of teeth in the gear blank and hobbing speed have a significant influence on the dependent variables, maximum cutting torque and average power. Mathematical models are constructed giving the relationship between these variables and the results indicate that the cutting speed has a significant influence on both the peak torque and average power. This significant point has not previously been noted for this type of process.     

Experimental Analysis of Cutting Forces in Microdrilling of Austenitic Stainless Steel (X5CrNi18-10)

This article presents an experimental investigation on microdrilling of austenitic stainless steel which is a difficult material for machining because of its properties like high strain-hardening rate, low thermal conductivity, and high fracture toughness. Microholes are produced on X5CrNi18-10 austenitic stainless steel workpiece using 0.5 mm diameter solid carbide microdrills. Two factors (cutting speed and feed) and three levels (low–center–high) full-factorial design of experiment are performed. Response surface methodology is used to developed mathematical models (quadratic and bilinear regression models) for cutting forces in microdrilling. The experimental analysis shows that feed affects the cutting force components (radial and thrust) significantly. Additionally, it also shows that there are only minor effects from cutting speed, square of cutting speed, square of feed and product of speed, and feed on the cutting forces. Finally, the optimized cutting conditions are proposed for minimum cutting forces.     

A review of modeling and control during drilling of fiber reinforced plastic composites

Drilling induced damage in polymer–matrix composites (PMCs) is a research area of immense engineering importance. Various approaches have been tried worldwide to minimize drilling induced damage. In this study, a review of automated drilling operation has been done. Various mathematical modeling methods used for dynamic phenomenon of drilling in PMCs and conventional materials have been discussed. Drilling of fiber reinforced plastic composites can be modeled using empirical techniques, neural network/fuzzy-logic and transfer function modeling methods. This paper brings state-of-the-art in the control of drilling process. The drilling of fiber reinforced plastic composites can be controlled using neural network, fuzzy logic, supervisory, PI, PID, pole placement and adaptive controllers. Results indicate that thrust force and torque have not been controlled simultaneously for delamination free drilling in PMCs. Critical thrust force has also not been precisely tracked. There is a need to create a combined mathematical model consisting of thrust force, torque and feed rate coupled with a suitable control law for simultaneous control of thrust force as well as torque for delamination free drilling of composites.     

Burr formation during drilling of mild steel at different machining conditions

This paper investigates burr generation while drilling of mild steel grade 350. The influences of feed, speed and point angle on burr height, thrust force, torque and chip ratio are investigated to correlate with burr height. It was found that, the burr height reduces gradually with the rise of speed at minimum feed and point angle. At maximum feed and point angle, initially the height rises with speed and then reduces as speed rises further. The maximum burr is 720 μm at 584 rpm. At maximum point angle and speed, the height rises initially and then reduces as the feed rises where the trend is opposite at minimum feed and speed. The maximum burr is 1223.15 μm at 0.25 mm/rev feed. The variation of burr height with point angle is similar to that with the variation of feed. The maximum burr is 1230 μm at 125°point angle. The trends of thrust forces, torques and chip ration with the variation of different parameters are not similar to that of burr height in most of the cases. The complex interaction between strain hardening and thermal softening plays the main role in burr formation for the considered material.