Investigation on the effect of drilling parameters on tensile loading of fibre-metal laminates

Abstract

This study conducted to investigate the effect of different drilling parameters on the strength of vacuum infusion fibre reinforced epoxy resin-based fibre metal laminates (FML). The effect of several parameters such as the speed of drilling (1050, 2020, and 2750 rpm) and feed rate of (0.05, 0.1, and 0.15 mm/rev), and the thickness of FML on the strength of the composite materials were studied experimentally. The FML has been analysed under static loading. Drilling at lower spindle speed and lower feed rate results in better strength than higher spindle speed and feed rate. Then, the thicker FML gives more strength compare to the one with less thickness.