TY - JOUR
T1 - Rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastic composites
T2 - An experimental study on cutting temperature
AU - Cong, W. L.
AU - Zou, Xiaotian
AU - Deines, T. W.
AU - Wu, Nan
AU - Wang, Xingwei
AU - Pei, Z. J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The work was supported by National Science Foundation through award CMMI-0900462.
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - Carbon fiber reinforced plastic composites are used in many applications due to their superior properties. Drilling is the most frequently used machining process due to the need for assembly of carbon fiber reinforced plastic parts in mechanical structures. Rotary ultrasonic machining has been successfully used in drilling carbon fiber reinforced plastic composites. Reported investigations on rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastic cover several output variables (including cutting force, torque, surface roughness, material removal rate, fiber delamination, tool wear, and power consumption). However, there are no reported studies on cutting temperature in rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. This paper presents an experimental study on cutting temperature in rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastic using two measurement methods (thermocouple and fiber optic sensor). Comparisons between these two methods are made and relations between input variables (ultrasonic power, tool rotation speed, and feedrate) and cutting temperature are experimentally determined.
AB - Carbon fiber reinforced plastic composites are used in many applications due to their superior properties. Drilling is the most frequently used machining process due to the need for assembly of carbon fiber reinforced plastic parts in mechanical structures. Rotary ultrasonic machining has been successfully used in drilling carbon fiber reinforced plastic composites. Reported investigations on rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastic cover several output variables (including cutting force, torque, surface roughness, material removal rate, fiber delamination, tool wear, and power consumption). However, there are no reported studies on cutting temperature in rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. This paper presents an experimental study on cutting temperature in rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastic using two measurement methods (thermocouple and fiber optic sensor). Comparisons between these two methods are made and relations between input variables (ultrasonic power, tool rotation speed, and feedrate) and cutting temperature are experimentally determined.
KW - Carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite
KW - cutting temperature
KW - drilling
KW - fiber optic sensor
KW - grinding
KW - rotary ultrasonic machining
KW - thermocouple
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U2 - 10.1177/0731684412464913
DO - 10.1177/0731684412464913
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869012914
VL - 31
SP - 1516
EP - 1525
JO - Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
JF - Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
SN - 0731-6844
IS - 22
ER -