Drilling induced delamination in aeronautical carbon fibre reinforced polyetherketoneketone (CF/PEKK) composite

Jia Ge, Giuseppe Catalanotti, Brian G Falzon, John McClelland, Colm Higgins, Jean-Aubin Thiebot, Yan Jin, Dan Sun, Anastasios P Vassilopoulos (Editor), Véronique Michaud (Editor)

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Abstract

The excellent mechanical and thermal properties of thermoplastic carbon fibre/polyetherketoneketone (CF/PEKK) composite has led to its increased utilisation in various manufacturing sectors, particularly in the aeronautical industry. However its machining performance, especially the performance under drilling, has rarely been reported. In this study, the drilling performance of CF/PEKK composite is investigated in detail. The effect of different feed rates on the resulting thrust force, machining temperature and delamination damage has been elucidated. Through monitoring of thrust force and machining temperature, the effect of thermo-mechanical interaction on the delamination damage formation was revealed. This study provides an important insight into the damage mechanism in drilling of CF/PEKK and can provide parametric guidance on practical drilling of such material in aircraft manufacturing industry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationManufacturing
EditorsAnastasios P. Vassilopoulos, Veronique Michaud
Place of PublicationLausanne, Switzerland
PublisherComposite Construction Laboratory (CCLab)
Pages1140-1145
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-297016140-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability
Volume2

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Ge et al.

Keywords

  • Aeronautical composites
  • CF/PEKK
  • CFRTP
  • Delamination damage
  • Drilling

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