Abstract
In this paper, the mechanism of helical milling was analyzed at first. Then, the orthogonal experiments on the 24mm thick carbon fiber reinforced composite material (CFRP) that affect the quality of hole making, such as spindle speed, feed per tooth, and number of tool’s blades were conducted. The influence of process parameters on the quality of hole making was analyzed. Finally, the range analysis method was used to obtain the best hole-making parameters: spindle speed is 4500rpm, feed per tooth is 0.02mm/z, the number of tool’s blades is 2. Based on the obtained optimal parameters, the step-by-step hole making of thick-section CFRP with variable parameters was studied, and two sets of parameters were designed. Through the measurement of the hole morphology, roughness, axial force and aperture deviation after the experiment, it is concluded that hole making process with variable parameters can meet the technical requirements of thick-section CFRP.