A review of mechanical drilling for composite laminates

DF Liu, YJ Tang, WL Cong - Composite structures, 2012 - Elsevier
Composite laminates (CFRP, GFRP, and fiber metal composite laminates) are attractive for
many applications (such as aerospace and aircraft structural components) due to their …

Bonded repair of composite aircraft structures: A review of scientific challenges and opportunities

KB Katnam, LFM Da Silva, TM Young - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
Advanced composite materials have gained popularity in high-performance structural
designs such as aerospace applications that require lightweight components with superior …

Prediction of laser cutting parameters for polymethylmethacrylate sheets using random vector functional link network integrated with equilibrium optimizer

AH Elsheikh, TA Shehabeldeen, J Zhou… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2021 - Springer
In this paper, an enhanced random vector functional link network (RVFL) algorithm was
employed to predict kerf quality indices during CO 2 laser cutting of polymethylmethacrylate …

Laser beam machining—A review

AK Dubey, V Yadava - International Journal of Machine Tools and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Laser beam machining (LBM) is one of the most widely used thermal energy based non-
contact type advance machining process which can be applied for almost whole range of …

Laser cutting of polymeric materials: an experimental investigation

IA Choudhury, S Shirley - Optics & Laser Technology, 2010 - Elsevier
The CO2 laser cutting of three polymeric materials namely polypropylene (PP),
polycarbonate (PC) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is investigated with the aim of …

Laser beam machining of carbon fiber reinforced composites: a review

MH El-Hofy, H El-Hofy - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2019 - Springer
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites gained wide acceptance in aerospace,
automotive and marine industries due to their superior properties. It became the major …

Experimental analysis of Nd-YAG laser cutting of sheet materials–A review

A Sharma, V Yadava - Optics & Laser Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Cutting of sheet material is considered as an important process due to its relevance among
products of everyday life such as aircrafts, ships, cars, furniture etc. Among various sheet …

A review on finite element method for machining of composite materials

N Shetty, SM Shahabaz, SS Sharma, SD Shetty - Composite Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
Composite materials are being extensively used in aerospace and automotive industry. The
demand for composite materials is increasing due to their superior properties such as high …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on the CO2 laser cutting of carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite

A Riveiro, F Quintero, F Lusquiños, J Del Val… - Composites Part A …, 2012 - Elsevier
Promotion of massive application of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs) in the industry
can be accomplished by using faster and more flexible technologies such as laser cutting …

[HTML][HTML] Heat affected zone extension in pulsed Nd: YAG laser cutting of CFRP

C Leone, S Genna - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Laser cutting is a promising alternative to the traditional methods in CFRP cutting. However,
laser cutting is based on thermal interaction that results in thermal damages of both matrix …