Experimental investigations of damage analysis in drilling of woven glass fiber-reinforced plastic composites


Isik B., Ekici E.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, vol.49, pp.861-869, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

This paper presented a new comprehensive approach to select cutting parameters for damage factor in drilling of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite material. The influence of drilling on surface quality of woven GFRP plastic composite material was investigated experimentally. Drilling tests were carried out using carbide drills of 8 mm in diameter at 50, 70, and 90 m/min cutting speeds and at 0.06, 0.12, and 0.18 mm/rev feed rates. Damage factor was investigated based on hole entrance and exit. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) test was applied to the experimental results. The compared values were employed by Duncan test to identify which groups were significantly different from other groups.