Analysis on Milling of Nanoclay-Doped Epoxy/Carbon Laminates Using Taguchi Approach

Abstract

Many components made up of carbon fiber reinforced composite are used by various industries in making complex machines like aircraft, automobile, and aerospace to minimize the weight of the final product and increase fuel economy. So the machining process plays an important role to achieve the final product. Milling process produces good quality and well-defined surface. However, there are some challenges like high delamination factor and surface roughness which are associated with the property of material and cutting parameter of machining. Current work concluded that feed rate was the most significant factor for surface roughness while spindle speed was the most significant factor for the delamination factor. Increase in weight % of nanoclay and spindle speed decreases the surface roughness while increase in spindle speed increases the delamination factor. Decrease in feed rate provides better surface finish and less delamination damage.