Drilling characteristics and properties analysis of fiber reinforced polymer composites: A comprehensive review
Praveenkumara Jagadeesh,
Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa,
Indran Suyambulingam,
Suchart Siengchin,
Madhu Puttegowda,
Joseph Selvi Binoj,
Sergey Gorbatyuk,
Anish Khan,
Mrityunjay Doddamani,
Vincenzo Fiore,
Marta María Moure Cuadrado
Affiliations
Praveenkumara Jagadeesh
Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, Thailand
Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa
Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, Thailand; Corresponding author.
Indran Suyambulingam
Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, Thailand
Suchart Siengchin
Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, Thailand
Madhu Puttegowda
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Joseph Selvi Binoj
Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602105, Tamilnadu, India
Sergey Gorbatyuk
Department of Engineering of Technological Equipment in National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Moscow, Russia
Anish Khan
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mrityunjay Doddamani
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi, 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
Vincenzo Fiore
Department of Engineering, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo, Italy
Marta María Moure Cuadrado
Aerospace Systems & Transport Research Group, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites play a vital role in the production of structural and semi-structural components for engineering applications. The drilling process is a commonly employed machining process for FRP composites to join the FRP structural elements. Usually, the FRP composites possess a heterogeneous nature because of their multi-layered structure, hybridization, and the presence of multi-phase materials. Hence, common problems like delaminations, fuzzing, buckling, cracking, matrix and fiber burning occur during the drilling operations. These problems cause dimensional inaccuracy, poor surface finish, and tool wear and reduce the mechanical strength of the composites. The optimum drilling parameters (drill geometry, speed, feed, and depth of cut) selection for the specific materials is good to achieve effective drilling performance and better surface quality of the holes. Yet, little study has been done on how all of these factors affect the size of the drilled hole. The majority of drilling studies on FRPCs in the past have focused on how to improve the hole quality by maximizing processing conditions, and there has been little discussion on the correlation between drilling conditions, physical properties, and production techniques. This is what motivated to review the characteristics and properties analysis of FRP composites. As a consequence of this research, it is anticipated that scientists and researchers would place a greater emphasis on the drilling characteristic of the workpieces made from FRPCs than on other attributes. This review clearly presents an overview of FRP composites drilling that had progressed from 2000 to 2021. The analysis of different drilling conditions and parameters like thrust force, drill geometry, temperature, speed, and feed also includes the post-drilling analysis through delaminations, thermal damage, and surface roughness. Furthermore, the recent developments in carbon, glass, and natural fiber reinforced polymer composites are studied with both conventional and nonconventional drilling techniques. Based on the above studies, some future challenges and conclusions are drawn from this review.
