Drilling of carbon fibre reinforced plastic composites
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[Thesis]
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Shyha, Islam Saad Elsayed Mohamed
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University of Birmingham
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
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Thesis (Ph.D.)
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2010
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Following an extensive literature survey focusing on the machinability of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP), three main phases of experimental work were undertaken to evaluate the drilling of CFRP and associated stack materials. Phase 1 and 2 involved small diameter holes (1.5 mm) in thin CFRP laminates (3 mm thick) while Phase 3 addressed the feasibility of one-shot drilling (6.35 mm diameter holes) in multilayer workpiece stacks comprising titanium, CFRP and aluminium. Machinability was assessed in terms of tool life/wear, force/torque, hole size and geometrical accuracy, workpiece surface integrity and chip morphology.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TS Manufactures