Investigation on the Effect of Drill Geometry and Pilot Holes on Thrust Force and Burr Height When Drilling an Aluminium/PE Sandwich Material

Composite materials are widely employed in the naval, aerospace and transportation industries owing to the combination of being lightweight and having a high modulus of elasticity, strength and stiffness. Drilling is an operation generally used in composite materials to assemble the final product. D...

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Main Authors: Bruna Aparecida Rezende, Michele L. Silveira, Luciano M. G. Vieira, Alexandre M. Abrão, Paulo Eustáquio de Faria, Juan C. Campos Rubio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/9/9/774