Entrance and Exit Defects During Coarse Pitch Orbital Drilling of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Plates

Formation of entrance and exit defects in coarse pitch orbital drilling(CPOD)of carbon fiber reinforced plastic(CFRP)plates was investigated.Deep observation on entrance and exit morphology shows tear and burr are typical defects.Meanwhile,tear is more obvious than burr,and more entrance tears emerge than exit tears.As one of the major causes of entrance and exit defects in CPOD,cutting forces were substaintially studied by contrast experiments.Then,the effect of cutting parameters on entrance and exit tear was qualitatively analyzed through a single factor test.Experiment results indicate that the variation of rotation speed has little influence on entrance and exit tear.Increasing tangential feed per tooth can enlarge entrance tear,but bring little effect on exit tear.By increasing axial feed pitch,the hole entrance and exit show severe tear.When revolution radius grows bigger and bigger,entrance and exit tear firstly decreases,and then increases.Finally,the models of tear and delamination during CPOD of CFRP were established,the formation mechanisms of entrance and exit defects were revealed,and the control strategies were accordingly put forward.

Methods for Reducing Interface Aperture Inconsistency During NC Orbital Milling of Aircraft Laminates with Coarse Pitch

The methods for reducing interface aperture inconsistency are studied in NC orbital milling(NCOM)of CFRP/Ti6Al4V laminates with coarse pitch.Comparative experiments show burr,aperture inconsistency and error are typical interface defects.Meanwhile,aperture inconsistency and error are more serious than burr in NCOM with coarse pitch.As one of the major causes of interface defects,axial force and radial force are intensively studied.Based upon the machining principle of orbital milling(OM)and the actual hole-making condition in laminated structures,NCOM experiments with coarse pitch are conducted on CFRP/Ti6Al4V laminates under different cutting conditions.Then,the effects of interlayer clamping,minimal quantity lubrication(MQL),twice milling instead of reaming,and interlayer speed change on interface aperture are analyzed.Research shows that interlayer clamping,interlayer speed change and MQL can effectively reduce out-of-tolerance of interface aperture.When making holes of different diameters with one cutter,axial feed has a greater effect on interface aperture precision than tangential feed.When making holes of the same diameter with different cutters,small diameter cutter will reduce interface aperture precision in a single processing.But the method of“twice milling instead of reaming”can improve the aperture precision effectively.