scholarly journals Multi-objective optimization of process parameters for drilling fibermetal laminate using a hybrid GRA-PCA approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-366
Author(s):  
Ergün Ekici ◽  
Ali Motorcu ◽  
Gültekin Uzun

This study investigated the effects of drilling parameters and cutting tool coating conditions on the thrust force, surface roughness, and delamination factor in the drilling of fiber-reinforced carbon reinforced aluminum laminate (CARALL) composite, a commercial type of fibermetal laminate. Gray relational analysis (GRA) was used as a multi-objective optimization method to determine optimum processing parameters and principal component analysis (PCA) was used to determine the weights. According to the findings of this experimental study, the most effective control factors for the thrust force, surface roughnes, and delamination factor were the feed rate, tool coating condition-cutting speed interaction, and tool coating condition, with 93.87%, 66.504%, and 29.137% contribution rates, respectively. From the results of the GRA-PCA analysis, the optimum levels of the control factors were determined as 110 m/min cutting speed, 0.1 mm/rev feed rate, and the uncoated tool.

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuf Fedai ◽  
Hediye Kirli Akin

In this research, the effect of machining parameters on the various surface roughness characteristics (arithmetic average roughness (Ra), root mean square average roughness (Rq) and average maximum height of the profile (Rz)) in the milling of AISI 4140 steel were experimentally investigated. Depth of cut, feed rate, cutting speed and the number of insert were considered as control factors; Ra, Rz and Rq were considered as response factors. Experiments were designed considering Taguchi L9 orthogonal array. Multi signal-to-noise ratio was calculated for the response variables simultaneously. Analysis of variance was conducted to detect the significance of control factors on responses. Moreover, the percent contributions of the control factors on the surface roughness were obtained to be the number of insert (71.89 %), feed (19.74 %), cutting speed (5.08%) and depth of cut (3.29 %). Minimum surface roughness values for Ra, Rz and Rq were obtained at 325 m/min cutting speed, 0.08 mm/rev feed rate, 1 number of insert and 1 mm depth of cut by using multi-objective Taguchi technique.


2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 264-275
Author(s):  
Cristiano Devitte ◽  
Gabriel S. C. Souza ◽  
André J. Souza ◽  
Volnei Tita

Abstract Metal-composite laminates and joints are applied in aircraft manufacturing and maintenance (repairing) using aluminum alloys (AA) and glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP). In these applications, drilling has a prominent place due to its vast application in aeronautical structures’ mechanical joints. Thus, this study presents the influence of uncoated carbide drills (85C, 86C, H10N), cutting speeds (v c = 20, 40, and 60 m min−1), and feed rates (f = 0.05, 0.15, and 0.25 mm rev−1) on delamination factor, thrust force ( F t {F}_{\text{t}} ), and burr formation in dry drilling metal-composite laminates and joints (AA2024/GFRP/AA2024). Experiments were performed, analyzed, and optimized using the Box–Behnken statistical design. Microscopic digital images for delamination evaluation, piezoelectric dynamometer for thrust force acquisition, and burr analysis were considered. The major finding was that the thrust force during drilling depends significantly on the feed rate. Another significant factor was the influence of the drill type (combined or not with feed rate). In fact, it was verified that the feed rate and the drill type were the most significant parameters on the delamination factor, while the feed rate was the most relevant on thrust force. The cutting speed did not affect significantly thrust force and delamination factor at exit ( F da S ) \hspace{.25em}({F}_{{\text{da}}_{\text{S}}}) . However, the combination f × v c was significant in delamination factor at entrance   ( F da E ) \text{ }({F}_{{\text{da}}_{\text{E}}}) . Based on the optimized input parameters, they presented lower values for delamination factors ( F da E = 1.18 {F}_{{\text{da}}_{\text{E}}}=1.18 and F da S = 1.33 {F}_{{\text{da}}_{\text{S}}}=\hspace{.25em}1.33 ) and thrust force ( F t = 67.3 N {F}_{\text{t}}=67.3\hspace{.5em}\text{N} ). These values were obtained by drilling the metal-composite laminates with 85C-tool, 0.05 mm rev−1 feed rate, and 20 m min−1 cutting speed. However, the burrs at the hole output of AA2024 were considered unsatisfactory for this specific condition, which implies additional investigation.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erol KILICKAP ◽  
Yahya Hışman Celik ◽  
Burak Yenigun

Abstract The drilling operation of glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) composites has gained importance because they are used as structural components in many industries such as aerospace and aviation. In the drilling of GFRP composites, some problems such as deformation and fiber breakage occur. Thrust force, delamination, surface quality and cutting temperature are affected by drilling parameters and woven types in the drilling of GFRP composites. At the same time, delamination also affects tensile strength. In this study, the effects of drilling parameters and woven types of GFRP composites on thrust force, surface roughness, delamination factor, and cutting temperature were examined in the drilling of GFRP composites produced in unidirectional (UD), ± 45º and 0°/90º woven types. The effects of drilling parameters and the delamination factor on the tensile strength of the drilled specimen were also investigated. The result of this study indicated that thrust force, delamination factor, and surface roughness increased with increasing cutting speed and feed rate. An increase in feed rate decreased the cutting temperature while an increase in cutting speed increased the cutting temperature. Also, it was found that the delamination had a critical influence on the tensile strength of the GFRP composites.


Author(s):  
Panchagnula Kishore Kumar ◽  
Panchagnula Jayaprakash Sharma

Abstract Drilling is most commonly used secondary machining process for structural joining of Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) composites. Performing drilling operations on GFRPs/Multi-Walled CarbonNanoTubes (MWCNTs) reinforced GFRPs is really a challenging task due to their non-homogeneity and anisotropic behavior, which directs to generation of material damages. The prime focus of current work is to identify the suitable process parameters for enhancing the performance of drilling of GFRP nanocomposites. In this study, the drilling experiments are conducted on 0.3wt.% MWCNT-GFRP nanocomposites with solid carbide, TiCN and TiAlN coated drills (6mm diameter) under dry and chilled air cutting environments. The dry drilling experiments are conducted without any assistance of cooling fluid in ambient condition. The chilled air at a temperature of 3°C was supplied from the vortex tube. Experimental data is used for ANOVA (balanced) analysis. The cutting parameters such as feed rate, cutting speed and tool type (coating) are considered as input and the measured thrust force, delamination factor and AE RMS signal are treated as output responses. From ANOVA results, it is observed that the influence of feed rate is more on thrust force as compared to cutting speed. The coefficients of determination (R2) shows good fit between thrust force and cutting parameters and the corresponding confidence levels are above 98% for all cutting environments. Similarly, R2 values of delamination factor and AE RMS signals are above 90% and 96% respectively. The minimum thrust force and torque values are noted as 12.61 N and 0.152 N-m respectively at lower feed rate (10 mm/min) and higher cutting speed (1500 RPM) using TiCN coated drill under chilled air cutting environment. The delamination factor is also low (1.025) under the same cutting conditions of minimum cutting forces. A good correlation exists between the thrust force vs. delamination factor (> 0.85) and the delamination factor vs. AE RMS signal (> 0.80) for the selected cutting environments. The recommended range of RMS voltage is 0.083 to 0.121 volts for producing the delamination free holes on GFRP nanocomposites.


2021 ◽  
pp. 2150112
Author(s):  
ERGÜN EKİCİ ◽  
GÜLTEKİN UZUN ◽  
SEDAT ALTAŞ

This study examined the effects of drilling parameters, tool geometry, and core material thickness (CMT) on thrust force and the delamination factor in the drilling of sandwich composites. Aluminum honeycomb (10 and 15[Formula: see text]mm in thickness) was used as the core material, with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) as the top and bottom surfaces. In the drilling experiments, three different cutting speeds (60, 78 and 100[Formula: see text]m/min) and two different feed rates (0.05 and 0.075[Formula: see text]mm/rev) were used. Drills having a diameter of 6.35[Formula: see text]mm and three different geometries (candlestick drills, twist drills and dagger drills) were used in the experiments. At the end of the experiments, thrust force was seen to increase with increased feed rate and CMT. Increased cutting speed generally decreased the thrust forces and the minimum thrust force was achieved with the 10 mm thick core material, 0.05[Formula: see text]mm/rev feed rate and 100[Formula: see text]m/min cutting speed using the dagger drill. The delamination factor at the entrance area was very low when drilling the sandwich composites and there was no significant difference based on drilling parameters, tool geometry, or CMT. Tool geometry was the main effective factor on exit delamination, and the highest delamination occurred with the use of the candlestick drill. Although increased feed rate increased delamination with all tools, with the dagger drill, increased cutting speed led to a severe increase. Delamination, tearing, and uncut fiber formation were observed when images of the exit areas of the drilled holes were examined.


Author(s):  
Vahid Tahmasbi ◽  
Majid Ghoreishi ◽  
Mojtaba Zolfaghari

The bone drilling process is very prominent in orthopedic surgeries and in the repair of bone fractures. It is also very common in dentistry and bone sampling operations. Due to the complexity of bone and the sensitivity of the process, bone drilling is one of the most important and sensitive processes in biomedical engineering. Orthopedic surgeries can be improved using robotic systems and mechatronic tools. The most crucial problem during drilling is an unwanted increase in process temperature (higher than 47 °C), which causes thermal osteonecrosis or cell death and local burning of the bone tissue. Moreover, imposing higher forces to the bone may lead to breaking or cracking and consequently cause serious damage. In this study, a mathematical second-order linear regression model as a function of tool drilling speed, feed rate, tool diameter, and their effective interactions is introduced to predict temperature and force during the bone drilling process. This model can determine the maximum speed of surgery that remains within an acceptable temperature range. Moreover, for the first time, using designed experiments, the bone drilling process was modeled, and the drilling speed, feed rate, and tool diameter were optimized. Then, using response surface methodology and applying a multi-objective optimization, drilling force was minimized to sustain an acceptable temperature range without damaging the bone or the surrounding tissue. In addition, for the first time, Sobol statistical sensitivity analysis is used to ascertain the effect of process input parameters on process temperature and force. The results show that among all effective input parameters, tool rotational speed, feed rate, and tool diameter have the highest influence on process temperature and force, respectively. The behavior of each output parameters with variation in each input parameter is further investigated. Finally, a multi-objective optimization has been performed considering all the aforementioned parameters. This optimization yielded a set of data that can considerably improve orthopedic osteosynthesis outcomes.


2014 ◽  
Vol 564 ◽  
pp. 501-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Azuwan Maoinser ◽  
Faiz Ahmad ◽  
Safian Shariff ◽  
Tze Keong Woo

Drill point angle of twist drill has a significant effect on thrust force and delamination factor on drilled holes in fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. In this study, three drill point angle of twist drill; 85°, 118° and 135° were used to drill holes in hybrid fiber reinforced polymeric composite (HFRP). HFRP composites were fabricated using vacuum infusion molding (VIM) technique. The test samples were cured at 90°C for two hours. In drilling process various drill point angle and feed rate were employed to investigate the effect of both parameters on thrust force and delamination factor when drilling the HFRP composite. The results showed that small drill point angle and low feed rate can reduce the thrust force leading to the reduction of damage factor at the holes entrance and exit.


Author(s):  
Nirmal S Kalsi ◽  
Rakesh Sehgal ◽  
Vishal S. Sharma

Due to the increase in complexity and expectations of more reliable solutions for a problem, the importance of multi-objective problem solutions is increasing day by day. It can play a significant role in making a decision. In the present approach, many combinations of the optimization techniques are proposed by the researchers. These hybrid evolutionary methods integrate positive characteristics of different methods and show the advantage to reach global optimization. In this chapter, Taguchi method and the GRA (Grey Relation Analysis) technique are pronounced and used to optimize a multi-objective metal cutting process to yield maximum performance of tungsten carbide-cobalt cutting tool inserts in turning. L18 orthogonal array is selected to analyze the effect of cutting speed, feed rate, and depth of cut using cryogenically treated and untreated inserts. The performance is evaluated in terms of main cutting force, power consumption, tool wear, and material removal rate using main effect plots of S/N (Signal to Noise) ratios. This chapter indicates that the grey-based Taguchi technique is not only a novel, efficient, and reliable method of optimization, but also contributes to satisfactory solution for multi-machining objectives in the turning process. It is concluded that cryogenically treated cutting tool inserts perform better. However, the feed rate affects the process performance most significantly.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 454-466
Author(s):  
P Ghabezi ◽  
M Farahani ◽  
A Shahmirzaloo ◽  
H Ghorbani ◽  
NM Harrison

In this paper, a comprehensive experimental investigation was carried out to precisely characterize the delamination and uncut fiber in the drilling process. A digital imaging procedure was developed in order to calculate the damage resulted from the drilling process. A novel method is proposed in this article based on image intensity to verify the obtained results. A full factorial experimental design was performed to evaluate the importance of the drilling parameters. Among other process parameters, feed rate, cutting speed, and tool diameter are the principal factors responsible for the delamination damage size during the drilling. The drilling process was assessed based on two proposed incurred damage factors, specifically the delamination factor and uncut fiber factor. Experimental results demonstrated that the feed rate was the paramount parameter for both delamination and uncut fiber factors. It was observed that both factors increased with an increase in the feed rate. Additionally, by increasing the tool diameter, the delamination and uncut fiber factors significantly increase. The effects of the cutting speed on damage factors were not linear. The minimum delamination factor and uncut fiber factor were obtained at the cutting speed of 1500 and 2500 r/min, respectively.


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