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Machinability of natural-fibre-reinforced polymer composites: Conventional vs ultrasonically-assisted machining

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posted on 2019-02-12, 11:45 authored by Dong Wang, P.Y. Onawumi, S.O. Ismail, H.N. Dhakal, I. Popov, Vadim SilberschmidtVadim Silberschmidt, Anish RoyAnish Roy
Natural-fibre-reinforced polymer (NFRP) composites are becoming a viable alternative to synthetic fibre based composites in many industrial applications. Machining is often necessary to facilitate assembly of parts in a final product. This study focuses on a comparative experimental analysis of the effects of conventional drilling (CD) and a hybrid ultrasonically-assisted drilling (UAD) of a hemp fibre-reinforced vinyl ester composite laminate. The results obtained indicate that UAD is more efficient when compared to CD for a range of drilling conditions. It yields lower cutting forces and energy resulting in reduced machining-induced damage in the composite, including diminished burr formation and fibre pull-outs. The holes drilled with UAD exhibit improved surface finish and hole quality when compared to those produced with CD. The study demonstrates the applicability of UAD as a viable machining process for improved machinability of heterogeneous NFRP composite materials.

Funding

SOI sincerely acknowledges the funding provided by the Niger-Delta Development Commission of Federal Government, Nigeria (NDDC/DEHSS/2013PGFS/OND/3).

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Published in

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Citation

WANG, D. ... et al., 2019. Machinability of natural-fibre-reinforced polymer composites: Conventional vs ultrasonically-assisted machining. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 119, pp. 188-195.

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© Elsevier BV

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publisher statement

This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.01.028.

Acceptance date

2019-01-30

Publication date

2019-01-31

ISSN

1359-835X

Language

  • en