Analysis of tool wear, cutting force, surface roughness and machining temperature during finishing operation of ultrasonic assisted milling (UAM) of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP)

• Main Authors: Abd Halim, Nor Farah Huda, Ascrofta, Helen, Barnes, Stuart
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/80869/1/1-s2.0-S1877705817315898-main.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/80869/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705817315898; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.04.084

Carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) is typically manufactured near to net-shape. However, secondary machining processes such as milling are often required before final assembly operation. Conventional milling is often associated with challenges such as rapid tool wear, poor surfa...