Difficult-to-machine materials are characterized by high hardness, strength, and anisotropy.
During machining, tools can suffer from adhesion, abrasion, material detachment, and high …

In recent years, the use of hybrid composite stacks, particularly CFRP/Al assemblies, and
fiber metal laminates (FMLs) has progressively become a convincing alternative to fiber …

In this study, 5 different Al2024/FRP/Al2024 metal stacked composites were produced and
their machinability by abrasive water jet machining (AWJM) method was investigated …

In contemporary manufacturing industries, composite materials such as carbon fiber
reinforced plastics (CFRPs) have become indispensable, finding extensive applications in …

The bonding of metallic alloys and composite materials in the form of a hybrid structure is a
line of great interest for the current industry. The different machinability of both materials …

Low damage and accurate dimension are crucial requirements in the drilling of aerospace
structures, especially for bearing components of Ti/CFRP stacks. However, tremendous …

When drilling multi-stack materials, the dissimilar material response, severe tool wear, and
long hot metal chips pose serious challenges in achieving the requisite hole quality. There is …

The novelty of EDM machining as a drilling operation for composite materials means that
there is no consensus on the influence of the parameters that optimise the final quality. For …

Increasing aircrafts' productivity and reducing their riveting time have created the need of
one-shot drilling of dissimilar materials. The present work had followed this strategy on 4 …

Hybrid stack drilling is a very common operation used in the assembly of high-added-value
components, which combines the use of composite materials and metallic alloys. This …