Modelling of cutting fibrous composite materials: current practice

Kahwash, Fadi; Shyha, Islam; Maheri, Alireza

Abstract

Using fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) is increasing across many industries. Although FRP are laid-up in the near-net shape, several cutting operations are necessary to meet quality and dimensional requirements. Modelling of cutting is essential to understand the physics of the cutting phenomena and to predict quality and cost of products. This paper aims at reviewing the current practice in modelling of cutting FRP including analytical, numerical, mechanistic and empirical approaches, with emphasis on analytical models of cutting forces and delamination. Processes detailed include orthogonal cutting, drilling, milling and turning. Finally, advances in machining of metal-composite stacks are presented.

Citation

Kahwash, F., Shyha, I., & Maheri, A. (2015). Modelling of cutting fibrous composite materials: current practice. Procedia CIRP, 28, 52-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2015.04.010

• Journal Article Type: Conference Paper
• Conference Name: 3rd CIRP Global Web Conference
• Online Publication Date: Apr 26, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Deposit Date: Dec 11, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 11, 2020
• Journal: Procedia CIRP
• Print ISSN: 2212-8271
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Pages: 52-57
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2015.04.010
• Keywords: Fibre reinforced plastics, Analytical modelling, Cutting forces, Meshfree methods, Metal-composite stacks
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2686889
• Related Public URLs: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/16977/