| Preface | 6 |
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| Contents | 8 |
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| 1 Composite Materials and Types of Machining | 10 |
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| 1.1 Defining Composite Material | 10 |
| 1.2 CFRP Composite Laminates | 11 |
| 1.3 Fiber Metal Laminate (FML) | 11 |
| 1.4 Classification of Composite Machining | 12 |
| 1.4.1 Drilling | 13 |
| 1.4.2 Turning | 14 |
| 1.4.3 Milling | 14 |
| 1.4.4 Trimming | 16 |
| 1.4.5 Grinding | 18 |
| 1.5 Laser Machining | 19 |
| 1.5.1 Abrasive Water Jet Machining | 19 |
| 1.5.2 Electrical Discharge Machining | 20 |
| References | 21 |
| 2 Cutting Parameters and the Machinability Performance | 24 |
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| 2.1 Types of Cutting Parameters | 24 |
| 2.1.1 Cutting Speed (m/min) | 24 |
| 2.1.2 Spindle Speed (RPM) | 25 |
| 2.1.3 Feed Rates (mm/min) | 25 |
| 2.1.4 Depth of Cut (DOC) | 27 |
| 2.2 Surface Roughness | 27 |
| 2.3 Machined Surface Quality of Composites | 28 |
| 2.4 Design of Experiments (DoE) | 29 |
| 2.4.1 Two-Level Factorial Designs | 30 |
| 2.4.2 The 23 Factorial Design | 31 |
| 2.5 Research on Machining of Fiber Metal Laminates | 32 |
| References | 34 |
| 3 The Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Project | 37 |
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| 3.1 Overview of the Project | 37 |
| 3.1.1 The Experimentation | 37 |
| 3.1.2 Workpiece Details | 37 |
| 3.1.3 Solid Carbide End Mill Cutting Tool | 38 |
| 3.1.4 Machine Setup | 40 |
| 3.1.5 Control Parameters and Experimental Design Layout | 42 |
| 3.1.6 Edge Trimming Parameters | 43 |
| 3.1.7 Edge Trimming Process | 43 |
| 3.1.8 Collecting Data of Surface Roughness | 43 |
| 3.1.9 DoE Approach | 45 |
| 3.1.10 Design of Experiment Software | 47 |
| 3.1.11 Augment Design | 51 |
| 3.1.12 Validation of Experiments | 52 |
| 3.1.13 Summary of DoE Approach | 54 |
| References | 56 |
| 4 Learning from the Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Project | 57 |
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| 4.1 Surface Roughness (Ra) of CFRP and Al2024 | 57 |
| 4.2 Analysis of Variance of CFRP and Al2024 Response | 57 |
| 4.3 Final Equation in Terms of Actual Factors for CFRP and Al2024 Responses | 60 |
| 4.4 The Form of Interaction in a 3D Graph of CFRP Response | 63 |
| 4.5 The Form of Interaction in a 3D Graph of Al2024 Response | 64 |
| 4.6 Edge Trimming Parameter Optimization | 65 |
| 4.6.1 Numerical Optimization | 65 |
| 4.6.2 Graphical Optimization | 68 |
| 4.7 Conclusion and Recommendations for Future Works | 69 |
| Reference | 69 |
| Appendix A | 70 |
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| Appendix B | 72 |
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| Appendix C | 75 |
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| High-Performance Solid Carbide End Mills • CFRP Router | 75 |