Title: Machining carbon fibre reinforced plastics: lead angle effect

Authors: A. Morandeau; H. Chibane; A. Bouchou; R. Serra; D. Bonhoure; R. Leroy

Addresses: Laboratoire de Mécanique et de Rhéologie-LMR-CEROC, Université François-Rabelais, 7 ave Marcel Dassault 37200 Tours, France ' ENI Val de Loire, Laboratoire de Mécanique et de Rhéologie-LMR-CEROC, Université François-Rabelais, 41034 Blois Cedex, France ' ENI Val de Loire, Laboratoire de Mécanique et de Rhéologie-LMR-CEROC, Université François-Rabelais, 41034 Blois Cedex, France ' ENI Val de Loire, Laboratoire de Mécanique et de Rhéologie-LMR-CEROC, Université François-Rabelais, 41034 Blois Cedex, France ' Safety SAS, 3 rue Henri Garih, 37230 Fondettes, France ' Laboratoire de Mécanique et de Rhéologie-LMR-CEROC, Université François-Rabelais, 7 ave Marcel Dassault 37200 Tours, France

Abstract: Surface milling of a multiaxial [(45/90/135/0)16]s carbon fibre reinforced plastic was investigated experimentally. A comparison between 19° and 60° lead angle tool are related in this study. The aim was to compare the cutting behaviour of a 19° and a 60° lead angle tool. Several points of comparison have been chosen such like cutting force, material temperature, milled surface roughness, delamination and tool wear. A wide range of cutting conditions was tested with a depth of cut equals to four plies in order to minimise the influence of plies orientation. This previous factor has been widely describe in the literature. Cutting results with 19° lead angle have shown reducing in cutting force, less wear and less delamination in comparison with 60° this results are partly explained by the insert geometry.

Keywords: composites machining; CFRP machining; surface milling; lead angle; delamination; cutting forces; carbon fibre reinforced plastics; temperature; surface roughness; tool wear; surface quality; insert geometry.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMMM.2013.053230

International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, 2013 Vol.13 No.2/3, pp.311 - 330

Published online: 26 Dec 2013 *

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