Taguchi analysis of delamination associated with various drill bits in drilling of composite material

This paper presents a prediction and evaluation of delamination factor in use of twist drill, candle stick drill and saw drill. The approach is based on Taguchi’s method and the analysis of variance (ANOVA). An ultrasonic C-Scan to examine the delamination of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminate is used in this paper. The experiments were conducted to study the delamination factor under various cutting conditions. The experimental results indicate that the feed rate and the drill diameter are recognized to make the most significant contribution to the overall performance. The objective was to establish a correlation between feed rate, spindle speed and drill diameter with the induced delamination in a CFRP laminate. The correlation was obtained by multi-variable linear regression and compared with the experimental results.     

Effect of eccentricity of twist drill and candle stick drill on delamination in drilling composite materials

Drilling is the most frequently employed operation of secondary machining for fiber-reinforced materials owing to the need for structure joining. Delamination is one of the serious concerns during drilling. Practical experience shows that an eccentric twist drill or an eccentric candle stick drill can degrade the quality of the fiber reinforced material. Comprehensive delamination models for the delamination induced by an eccentric twist drill and an eccentric candle stick drill in the drilling of composite materials have been constructed in the present study. For an eccentric twist drill and an eccentric candle stick drill, the critical thrust force that will produce delamination decreases with increasing point eccentricity ξ. The results agree with industrial experience. The need for control of drill eccentricity during drill regrinding has been proved analytically by the proposed models.     

Effect of deviation on delamination by saw drill

Various cutting techniques are available to drill holes, but drilling is the most common way in secondary machining of composite materials owing to the need for structure joining. Twist drills are widely used in the industry to produce holes rapidly and economically. Since the twist drill has a chisel edge, increasing the length of a chisel edge will result in an increase in the thrust force generated. Whereas, a saw drill has no chisel edge; it utilizes the peripheral distribution of the thrust force for drilling. As a result, the saw drill can achieve better a machining quality in drilling composite laminates than twist drill. The deviation of cutting edge that occurs in saw drill would result in an increase of thrust force during drilling, causing delamination damage when drilling composite materials in particular. A comprehensive model concerning delamination induced by the thrust force of a deviation saw drill during drilling composite materials has been established in the present study. For a deviation saw drill, the critical thrust force that triggers delamination increases with increasing β. A lower feed rate has to be used with an increasing deviation saw drill in order to prevent delamination damage. The results agree with real industrial experience. A guide for avoiding the drill deviation during drill regrinding or drill wear has been proved analytically by the proposed model, especially when the deviation ratio (β) affects the critical thrust force. This approach can be extended to examine similar deviation effects of various drills.     

Effects of exit back-up on delamination in drilling composite materials using a saw drill and a core drill

Machining of composites has caught greater attention in manufacturing of structural parts in aerospace, automobile and sporting goods. Composite materials have advantageous features in strength and stiffness coupled with lightweight compared to the conventional metallic materials. Amongst all machining operations, drilling is the most commonly applied method for generating holes for riveting and fastening the structural assembly. Delamination is one of the serious concerns in drilling holes in composite materials at the bottom surface of the workpiece (drill exit). Quite a few references of the drilling of fiber-reinforced plastics report that the quality of cut is strongly dependent on drilling parameter as well as the drill geometry. Saw drills and core drills produce less delamination than twist drills by distributing the drilling thrust toward the hole periphery. Delamination can be effectively reduced or eliminated by slowing down the feed rate when approaching the exit and by using back-up plates to support and counteract the deflection of the composite laminate leading to exit side delaminations. The use of the back-up does reduce the delamination in practice, which its effects have not been well explained in analytical fashion. This paper predicts the effects of backup plate on delamination in drilling composite materials using saw drill and core drill. The critical drilling thrust force at the onset of delamination is calculated and compared with that without backup. The well known advantage of industrial use of backup can be understood fundamentally by the fact that the threshold thrust force at the onset of delamination is increased making the delamination less induced.     

Effect of pilot hole on thrust force by saw drill

The applications of composite materials are numerous, especially in the structural parts of aerospace, automotive and marine industries. Owing to the marked anisotropy and macroscopic heterogeneity of composite materials, the mechanics of machining used is different when compared to metals. Delamination is one of the most concerns of applying the fiber-reinforced composite materials in various industries. A hole is pre-drilled to eliminate the thrust caused by the chisel edge of twist drill; thus, the threat for delamination is significantly reduced. Saw drills eliminate the chisel and utilize the peripheral distribution of the thrust in drilling. An analytical approach to identifying the role of the pilot hole was proposed to reduce the thrust force-induced delamination during saw drilling. The predicted critical thrust force is in good agreement with the experimental values.     

加工不同材料时高速钢麻花钻的刃磨

高速钢麻花钻在加工不同材料时，客观上具有不同的加工条件，并且对钻头产生不同的影响，本文对此提出了在加工不同材料时，对钻尖部分要进行不同的刃磨，以提高钻头使用性能及孔加工质量；同时，从实用的角度提出其它一些方法和措施以保证钻头真正发挥其应有的效能。     

The effect of pilot hole on delamination when core drill drilling composite materials

Removal of chips is a serious problem when core drill drilling polymer composites. As the chip is formed it moves to the inner hole of core drill. A hole is pre-drilled to eliminate the thrust caused by the removal chip, thus the threat for delamination is significantly reduced. The diameter of the pre-drilled hole is set equal to the inner hole of core drill. A smaller diameter of pilot hole cannot solve the problem of removal chips, while a larger one tends to cause undesired delamination during pre-drilling. Although valuable efforts have been made for the analysis of drilling-induced delamination, little has been reported on the effect of pilot hole diameter on delamination for core drills. The design of drill tools can be improved using obtained results.     

电镀金刚石钻头钻削碳纤维复合材料研究

碳纤维复合材料钻孔加工时极易产生分层、毛刺、撕裂等缺陷,是典型的难加工材料。针对碳纤维复合材料特点,以电镀金刚石钻头为研究对象,从钻削轴向力、钻孔出口质量等方面分析电镀金刚石钻头钻孔特点,并与硬质合金麻花钻进行对比,得出结论：电镀金刚石钻头钻削碳纤维复合材料时钻削轴向力较小,钻削质量较好,更适合于碳纤维复合材料的加工;钻头转速提高有利于减小钻孔缺陷的产生,钻削轴向力随钻头转速的升高而降低,随钻头直径的增大而增大;最后,通过多元线形回归方法得出电镀金刚石钻头钻削力经验公式。     

Effects of special drill bits on drilling-induced delamination of composite materials

Drilling is the most frequently employed operation of secondary machining for fiber-reinforced materials owing to the need for joining structures. Delamination is among the serious concerns during drilling. Practical experience proves the advantage of using such special drills as saw drill, candle stick drill, core drill and step drill. The experimental investigation described in this paper examines the theoretical predictions of critical thrust force at the onset of delamination, and compares the effects of these different drill bits. The results confirm the analytical findings and are consistent with the industrial experience. Ultrasonic scanning is used to evaluate the extent of drilling-induced delamination. The advantage of these special drills is illustrated mathematically as well as experimentally, that their thrust force is distributed toward the drill periphery instead of being concentrated at the center. The allowable feed rate without causing delamination is also increased. The analysis can be extended to examine the effects of other future innovative drill bits.     

Evaluation of drilling parameters on thrust force in drilling carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite laminates using compound core-special drills

Drilling is the mostly used secondary machining of the fiber reinforced composite laminates, while the delamination occurs frequently at the drill exit in the workpiece. In the industrial experiences, core drill shows better drilling quality than twist drill. However, chip removal is a troublesome problem when using the core drill. Conventional compound core-special drills (core-special drills and step-core-special drills) are designed to avoid the chip removal clog in drilling. But the cutting velocity ratio (relative motion) between outer drill and inner drill is null for conventional compound core-special drills. The current study develops a new device and to solve the problems of relative motion and chip removal between the outer and inner drills in drilling CFRP composite laminates. In addition, this study investigates the influence of drilling parameters (cutting velocity ratio, feed rate, stretch, inner drill type and inner drill diameter) on thrust force of compound core-special drills. An innovative device can be consulted in application of compound core-special drill in different industries in the future.     

A standard conical point drill grinding machine

This paper describes a drill grinding machine that can produce conical twist drill points with very accurately specified point shapes. The machine is adjusted by precise orthogonal movements using shims and gages to make sure that the drill parameters are set precisely. The confidence in the point shape produced is high enough that inspection of the points produced is not necessary.     

TiAlN涂层高速钢刀具的制备及钻削性能研究

研究综合采用了电子枪等离子增强、非平衡磁控溅射和多弧离子镀3种物理气相沉积(PVD)技术,在高速钢麻花钻上沉积TiAlN单层涂层。对涂层的硬度、涂层与基体的结合强度、微观形貌进行了测试及分析,并将TiAlN涂层高速钢麻花钻对1Cr18Ni9Ti不锈钢进行干态钻削试验。结果表明,在高速钢麻花钻基体上所制备的TiAlN涂层具有良好的力学性能,可以使高速钢麻花钻的使用寿命提高4倍以上。     

适于精扩孔加工的麻花钻的刃磨改进

介绍了麻花钻的特点、刃磨要领和使用.该钻头扩出的孔具有较好的表面粗糙度,又有较高的孔径精度,在加工过程中能够达到十分理想的效果.     

Experimental studies of step drills and establishment of empirical equations for the drilling process

Various sizes of step drills were manufactured by a CNC grinder machine and used in the drilling process with different speeds and feed rates to produce single step holes in S1214 free machining steel. The performance of step drills was compared with that of conventional twist drills in the drilling of the free machining steel for the same task. The influences of drill size, feed rate and cutting speed on the performance of step drills were studied. Experimental results show that for better cutting performance, the small diameter should not be less than 60% of the large diameter. Also, most of the changes in the characteristics of the thrust force were influenced by the smaller drill of the step drill. On the other hand, the small diameter part of the step drill only contributed about 30% of the torque. From the experimental results, empirical equations for drilling thrust force and torque have been established for step drills.     

整体硬质合金麻花钻刚度有限元分析

利用ANSYS有限元软件创建了三种不同横截面的麻花钻模型,针对所建立的钻头模型进行变形计算,并对钻头模型整体做模态分析,通过研究计算结果,从理论上论证钻头的截面几何形状、尺寸对钻头刚度造成的影响,并从改变钻头截面形状的方向对如何提高钻头刚性给出建议。     

和田青玉超声波深孔高速钢麻花钻钻削试验研究

基于和田玉特殊的物理性能,采用直径为2、1.5、1 mm的高速钢麻花钻,在其主轴转速为700、1500、1800r/min;进给量为3μm/r和5μm/r的情况下;分别进行附加超声波振动和不附加超声波振动加工试验;在钻削加工过程刀具磨损,扩孔量、孔内表面粗糙度三个方面进行对比分析,超声振动波钻削能获得更好的加工质量和效率,并能减少钻头的磨损和破坏,为和田玉精密加工提供了一种新的深孔加工工艺方法。     

Simulation-based twist drill design and geometry optimization

Designing a high-performance twist drill is difficult due to the complex relationship between drill geometry and numerous and conflicting design goals. Earlier approaches of computer-aided twist drill design are limited to only few design aspects. This article presents a new holistic method of using computing power for twist drill design and optimization. A complete drill geometry model is used to obtain drill performance characteristics and to ensure functional capability. Numerical simulation models calculate structural stiffness and strength, torque and thrust force, coolant flow resistance, chip evacuation capability and chip flute grindability. A multi-objective geometry optimization is realized by implementing metaheuristic optimization algorithms. As a result, a numerical overall optimization of twist drill performance is possible.     

Some aspects of twist drill design

A mathematical approach to the flute disposal capacity based on the diameter of the circle which could be inscribed in the flute space is presented. It is important to know what order of drill rigidity is required for good performance when drilling various work materials. The main features of the cross-section profile which could affect the stiffness of a twist drill are the cross-sectional area and the second moment of area. The relationship between the various drill parameters and these features is one aspect to be investigated in this paper. Empirical equations based on the results obtained from this investigation are presented.     

The effect of chisel length and associated pilot hole on delamination when drilling composite materials

Drilling-induced delamination often occurs both at the entrance and the exit of the workpiece during drilling of composite material. Investigators have studied analytically and experimentally that delamination in drilling can be correlated to the thrust force of the drill. With a pre-drilled pilot hole, the delamination can be reduced significantly. Early reference reported models of drilling-induced delamination, however, the effect of chisel edge length and pilot hole diameter on delamination is rarely discussed. The optimal range of chisel edge length with respect to drill diameter is derived in this paper.     

基于高强度钢切削加工的切削力和扭矩对比试验

本文对高强度钢的切削加工性能进行了分析，通过试验总结了普通麻花钻切削高强度钢时的磨损、破损特点，并对普通麻花钻和基本型群钻进行了切削对比试验，证明群钻可使切削力和扭矩减小，使刀具耐用度提高。从而为高强度钢的切削加工提供了理论依据。