Rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic composites: Using cutting fluid vs. cold air as coolant

W. L. Cong; Q. Feng; Z. J. Pei; T. W. Deines; C. Treadwell

doi:10.1177/0021998311424625

Rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic composites: Using cutting fluid vs. cold air as coolant

W. L. Cong, Q. Feng, Z. J. Pei, T. W. Deines, C. Treadwell

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Abstract

Drilling is involved in many applications of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites. Rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) has been successfully employed to drill holes in CFRP using either cutting fluid or cold air as coolant. However, there are no reported studies to compare the results in RUM of CFRP using these two types of coolant. This article, for the first time, presents an experimental study to compare cutting force, torque, surface roughness, burning of machined surface, and tool wear in RUM of CFRP using these two types of coolant. This study will result in knowledge about machining conditions under which it is feasible to use cold air instead of cutting fluid and differences in machined hole quality produced using cold air vs. cutting fluid.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1745-1753
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Composite Materials
Volume	46
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998311424625
State	Published - Jul 2012

Keywords

Carbon fiber-reinforced plastic composite
cold air
coolant
cutting fluid
drilling
rotary ultrasonic machining

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