Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MACHINE TOOLS & MANUFACTURE
Volume 47, Issue 14, Pages 2172-2176Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2007.05.008
Keywords
saw drill; delamination; thrust force; pilot hole
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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. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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