Abstract Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) are currently an increasing material choice for
several high value and safety-critical components, fact that has recently originated the need …

Abrasive fine-finishing technology is often applied as a final finishing process, and the
selection of the right technology is crucial to obtaining the desired performance of functions …

The machining of silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic matrix composites is a significant challenge
because of the severe material damage that may occur during material removal, which might …

Grinding plays an important role in ensuring the final machining quality in the manufacturing
process of composite parts. Problems such as grinding damage, grinding wheel wear and …

Waterjet technology has gained much attention due to its ability to cut almost every material.
The development of operations like milling, spot welding, polishing, etc. has further …

In this paper, the characteristics and mechanism of laser-assisted machining (LAM) of C/SiC
composites with different fiber orientations (0°, 45°, 90°, 135°) are studied. For the purpose …

Conventional milling during aircraft structural composite repair encourages defect
generation and distortion, causing hindrance in milling depth control and thereby adversely …

Machining complex surfaces on difficult-to-cut materials by conventional methods is
challenging due to the issues that arise from both the 'freeform surface generation'and the …

This paper presents an experimental study on abrasive waterjet (AWJ) milling circular
pockets of the titanium alloy Ti6Al4V workpieces. A material removal model is firstly deduced …

Short pulsed laser milling is a novel method to process the carbon fiber reinforced plastics
(CFRP) which has bad machinability. This paper presents a numerical model studying the …