Experimental analysis of drilling forces and edge defects in SiCp/Al composites using PCD drills

SiCp/Al composites are increasingly utilized in electronics, automobiles and other fields, where their drilling process significantly impacts their application and reliable performance. This study presented an experimental investigation into the thrust drilling forces and edge defects encountered wh...

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Main Authors: Hailong Yang, Jun Yao, Xiaofeng Zhang, Renzhi Gao, Baorui Du
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Materials Research Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/adb3f7
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description SiCp/Al composites are increasingly utilized in electronics, automobiles and other fields, where their drilling process significantly impacts their application and reliable performance. This study presented an experimental investigation into the thrust drilling forces and edge defects encountered when drilling SiCp/Al composites with PCD drills. The experimental findings demonstrated that the drilling velocity has a minimal impact on the thrust drilling forces, whereas the thrust drilling forces increase with higher feed rates. The edge defects are closely linked to variations in thrust drilling force. The entry edge defects are primarily caused by crack growth under compressive stress, including small macro fracture notches, SiC particles shedding and brittle fracture along with plastic bulge. The exit edge defects are mainly created by the debonding of SiC particles and matrix under tensile stress. Macroscopically, exit edge defects are annular along the edge of the hole. Microscopically, they include the fracture, shedding of SiC particles and the ductile fracture of the matrix.The effect of drilling velocity on the entry and exit edge defects is not significant, but both types of defects increase significantly with higher feed rate.
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spelling doaj-art-64e3c379baed4ceab6d6bf9e763570f92025-08-20T02:14:35ZengIOP PublishingMaterials Research Express2053-15912025-01-0112202580210.1088/2053-1591/adb3f7Experimental analysis of drilling forces and edge defects in SiCp/Al composites using PCD drillsHailong Yang0Jun Yao1Xiaofeng Zhang2Renzhi Gao3Baorui Du4https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5625-346XInstitute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of ChinaInstitute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of ChinaInstitute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of ChinaInstitute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of ChinaInstitute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of ChinaSiCp/Al composites are increasingly utilized in electronics, automobiles and other fields, where their drilling process significantly impacts their application and reliable performance. This study presented an experimental investigation into the thrust drilling forces and edge defects encountered when drilling SiCp/Al composites with PCD drills. The experimental findings demonstrated that the drilling velocity has a minimal impact on the thrust drilling forces, whereas the thrust drilling forces increase with higher feed rates. The edge defects are closely linked to variations in thrust drilling force. The entry edge defects are primarily caused by crack growth under compressive stress, including small macro fracture notches, SiC particles shedding and brittle fracture along with plastic bulge. The exit edge defects are mainly created by the debonding of SiC particles and matrix under tensile stress. Macroscopically, exit edge defects are annular along the edge of the hole. Microscopically, they include the fracture, shedding of SiC particles and the ductile fracture of the matrix.The effect of drilling velocity on the entry and exit edge defects is not significant, but both types of defects increase significantly with higher feed rate.https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/adb3f7SiCp/Al compositesdrilling forcesedge defectspcd drillsfeed ratedrilling velocity
spellingShingle Hailong Yang
Jun Yao
Xiaofeng Zhang
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Baorui Du
Experimental analysis of drilling forces and edge defects in SiCp/Al composites using PCD drills
Materials Research Express
SiCp/Al composites
drilling forces
edge defects
pcd drills
feed rate
drilling velocity
title Experimental analysis of drilling forces and edge defects in SiCp/Al composites using PCD drills
title_full Experimental analysis of drilling forces and edge defects in SiCp/Al composites using PCD drills
title_fullStr Experimental analysis of drilling forces and edge defects in SiCp/Al composites using PCD drills
title_full_unstemmed Experimental analysis of drilling forces and edge defects in SiCp/Al composites using PCD drills
title_short Experimental analysis of drilling forces and edge defects in SiCp/Al composites using PCD drills
title_sort experimental analysis of drilling forces and edge defects in sicp al composites using pcd drills
topic SiCp/Al composites
drilling forces
edge defects
pcd drills
feed rate
drilling velocity
url https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/adb3f7
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