Analysis of tool wear and hole quality during Ultrasonic Assisted Drilling (UAD) of Carbon Fibre Composite (CFC)/titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) stacks

• Main Authors: Dahnel, Aishah Najiah, Barnes, Stuart, Ascroft, Helen, Gloger, Maximilian
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2015
• Subjects: T175 Industrial research. Research and development; TA401 Materials of engineering and construction; TS200 Metal manufactures. Metalworking
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69185/7/69185%20ANALYSIS%20OF%20TOOL%20WEAR.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69185/; http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2500469
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Carbon Fibre Composite (CFC) and titanium (Ti) alloys have been widely employed in the aerospace industry due to their high strength to weight ratios. For making a military aircraft body, these materials are usually stacked together with titanium alloys serving as the airframe, while CFC is the oute...