RT journal article
T1 Evaluation of Peripheral Milling and Abrasive Water Jet Cutting in CFRP Manufacturing: Analysis of Defects and Surface Quality
A1 Sambruno Ladrón de Guevara, Alejandro
A1 Gómez Parra, Álvaro
A1 Márquez, Pablo
A1 Tellaeche-Herrera, Iñaki
A1 Batista Ponce, Moisés
A2 Ingeniería Mecánica y Diseño Industrial
K1 AWJM
K1 CFRP
K1 delamination
K1 milling
K1 surface quality
AB The use of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) is crucial in industries, such as aerospace, automotive, and marine, due to their excellent strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion resistance. However, machining CFRP is challenging due to its abrasive nature, which can cause premature tool wear. Some of the commonly used processes for machining these materials are dry milling and abrasive water jet machining (AWJM), which offer the best alternatives from an environmental point of view. This article presents an analysis of the defects and surface quality obtained in CFRP after machining by AWJM and milling. For this purpose, combinations of relevant parameters have been chosen for each process: cutting speed and tool wear in milling and traverse feed rate and hydraulic pressure in AWJM. The results obtained have been evaluated from two points of view: macroscopically, through the evaluation of delamination, and microscopically, through the study of the roughness in terms of Ra. Furthermore, a discussion on functional, environmental, economic, and social terms has been made between both processes. In summary, each machining process generates a specific type of delamination: Type II in milling and Type I in AWJM. In addition, the best Ra results are obtained for pressures of 1200 bar in AWJM.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SN 2079-6439
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35783
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35783
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026