scholarly journals Numerical Simulation of Laser Beam Cutting of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics

2014 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 1165-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomomasa Ohkubo ◽  
Masahiro Tsukamoto ◽  
Yuji Sato
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Laser Beam ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

Numerical simulation of water jet–guided laser cutting of carbon fiber–reinforced plastics

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (10) ◽  
pp. 2023-2032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Sun ◽  
Fuzhu Han ◽  
Weisheng Ying
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Laser Beam ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Laser Beam Machining ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

Carbon fiber–reinforced plastics are now widely used in various industries because of its excellent properties. Although milling and drilling are the dominating processing methods for carbon fiber–reinforced plastics at present, laser beam machining, as a wear-free, contactless and flexible process, is considered a promising alternative method. However, the thermal damage is one of the most important issues for laser beam machining of carbon fiber–reinforced plastics because of the significant difference in thermal properties of carbon fiber and matrix. Water jet–guided laser technique has been proved an effective technique to reduce heat damage. Nevertheless, there are few studies about carbon fiber–reinforced plastics processing with water jet–guided laser to date. It is important to understand the mechanism of interaction between water jet–guided laser and carbon fiber–reinforced plastics. Hence, a three-dimensional finite element model was developed to investigate the transient thermal process. The influence of scanning speed on the surface appearance, heat-affected zone and shape of the cross section was illustrated. Experiments with same process parameters were conducted to validate the model. Based on the finite element model and experiments, the mechanism of material removal was explained. The epoxy is considered to be removed once it reaches the melting point and the carbon fiber is removed at the sublimation temperature. Because of the strong cooling effect of water jet, there is nearly no heat accumulation between pulses, leading to the constant heat-affected zone width at different scanning speed. The kerf sidewall is relatively vertical due to the homogeneous power distribution in water jet. The results demonstrate that water jet–guided laser cutting of carbon fiber–reinforced plastics has some advantages than traditional laser beam machining and is a potential processing method for carbon fiber–reinforced plastics.

INCREASING SENSITIVITY OF EDDY CURRENT NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF DELAMINATION IN CARBON-FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-37
Author(s):  
P. N. Shkatov ◽  
G. A. Didin ◽  
A. A. Ermolaev
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Eddy Current ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced ◽  
The Difference

The paper is concerned with increasing sensitivity of eddy current nondestructive testing of most dangerous delamination in carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). Increased sensitivity is achieved by separate registration and comparison of eddy current signals obtained from a set of stratifications of carbon fibers with the same orientation. The separation of eddy current signals is possible due to pronounced anisotropy of the electrical conductivity of the layers dominant in the direction of the fibers of the corresponding layer. Eddy-current signals are registered by eddy current probes with maximum sensitivity in a given angular direction. Prior to the scan eddy current signals of the probe are leveled on a defect-free area. The influence of the working gap on the difference between the eddy current signals of the probe is suppressed by normalizing it according to one of the signals. The analysis of the registered signals from delamination has been performed using an approximate calculation model. The reliability of the obtained results has been confirmed by comparison with experimental results and calculations using the finite element method.

Rotary Ultrasonic Machining: Effects of Tool End Angle on Delamination of CFRP Drilling

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palamandadige K. S. C. Fernando ◽  
Meng (Peter) Zhang ◽  
Zhijian Pei ◽  
Weilong Cong
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Rotary Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Hole Making ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

Aerospace, automotive and sporting goods manufacturing industries have more interest on carbon fiber reinforced plastics due to its superior properties, such as lower density than aluminum; higher strength than high-strength metals; higher stiffness than titanium etc. Rotary ultrasonic machining is a hybrid machining process that combines the material removal mechanisms of diamond abrasive grinding and ultrasonic machining. Hole-making is the most common machining operation done on carbon fiber reinforced plastics, where delamination is a major issue. Delamination reduces structural integrity and increases assembly tolerance, which leads to rejection of a part or a component. Comparatively, rotary ultrasonic machining has been successfully applied to hole-making in carbon fiber reinforced plastics. As reported in the literature, rotary ultrasonic machining is superior to twist drilling of carbon fiber reinforced plastics in six aspects: cutting force, torque, surface roughness, delamination, tool life, and material removal rate. This paper investigates the effects of tool end angle on delamination in rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastics. Several investigators have cited thrust force as a major cause for delamination. Eventhogh, it is found on this investigation, tool end angle has more significant influence on the delamination in rotary ultrasonic machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastics comparing to cutting force and torque.

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