Analysis And Modeling Of Delamination Factor In Drilling Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Using Response Surface Methodology (Journal

of Composite Materials March 2011 vol.45)

This study, through a new approach, presents a comprehensive mathematical model for correlating the interactive and higher order influences of drilling parameters on the delamination factor in drilling glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) composites using response surface methodology. The purpose of this article is to investigate the influence of drilling parameters, such as cutting speed, feed, and point angle on delamination produced when drilling GFRP composite. The damage generated associated with drilling GFRP composites were observed, both at the entrance and exit during the drilling. The experiments are conducted based on Box Behnken design. Empirical models are developed to correlate and predict the drilling parameters and delamination factor in drilling of GFRP. The developed models for delamination factor at entrance and exit are proposed that agree well with the experiment. The models can be utilized to select the level of drilling parameters. Thus time and cost were noticeably reduced.

Modeling and Analysis of Delamination Factor and Surface Roughness in Drilling GFRP Composites
(Materials and Manufacturing Processes Volume 25, Issue 10, 2010)

Glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) composite materials have potential applications in automobile, aerospace, and related industries due to their excellent properties. Drilling of these materials is needed for joining of composite structures. In the present work, an attempt has been made to model the delamination factor and surface roughness in machining of GFRP composites through response surface methodology. Three-factors five-levels central composite design is employed for carrying out this work. The results of analysis of variance indicated that the developed models are adequate at 95% confidence level within the limits of factors being considered. The influences of different parameters in drilling GFRP composite have been analyzed in detail.

Drilling of uni-directional glass fiber reinforced plastics: Experimental and finite element study
Materials & Design Volume 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 546553

Abstract
The use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) has increased manifold over the last few years. Generally developed for aerospace and other high-end applications, composites are now making inroads into the automotive and general engineering market. Thus good quality and costeffective manufacturing of FRP composites becomes imperative. Drilling of holes is an important machining operation to ascertain the assembly operations in intricate composite parts. The research endeavors in the field of drilling of composite materials have focused on optimization of the operating variables, tool geometry and theoretical modeling of the critical thrust force. The work done in the Finite Element (FE) modeling of the drilling of FRP composite materials is limited. The present initiative is an attempt to investigate statistically the relative significance of the drilling parameters on the thrust force and torque. The results of analysis of variance (ANOVA) are then used to make assumptions for developing a Finite Element model for predicting drilling induced damage. The FE results are found in good agreement with the experimental results. Effects of high speed in the drilling of glass fibre reinforced plastic: Evaluation of the delamination factor (International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture Volume 48, Issue 6,
May 2008, Pages 715 720)

Drilling of glass fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) composite is substantially different from metallic materials due to its mechanical properties. The drilling of this material may generate delamination of drilled holes on workpiece. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of the cutting parameters, such as cutting speed and feed rate, and point angle on delamination produced when drilling a GFRP composite. The damage generated associated with drilling GFRP composites were observed, both at the entrance and the exit during the drilling. Hence it is essential to obtain optimum cutting parameters minimizing delamination at drilling of GFRP composites. Moreover, this paper presents the application of Taguchi method and analysis of variance (ANOVA) for minimization of delamination influenced by drilling parameters and drill point angle. The optimum drilling parameter combination was obtained by using the analysis of signal-to-noise ratio. The conclusion revealed that feed rate and cutting speed were the most influential factor on the delamination, respectively. The best results of the delamination were obtained at lower cutting speeds and feed rates.