Abstract
Abstract Nanocomposites are rapidly emerging as important engineering materials. This paper presents a study of the influence of multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the drilled hole quality. The influence of MWCNTs was analyzed by comparing the drilled hole quality on epoxy/glass fabric polymeric composite fabricated with neat and MWCNTs filled epoxy matrix. Drilling tests were carried out on these materials with HSS twist drill of diameter 6 mm. Factorial design based experiments were conducted at chosen levels of cutting speeds and feed rates. Delamination factor was taken as a measure of hole quality. Image processing technique was used to measure the delamination factor at the entrance and exit sides. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is employed to study the significance of the presence of MWCNTs and the effect of cutting parameters. Statistical analysis showed that the presence of MWCNTs has significantly improved the drilled hole quality both at the entrance and exit sides.
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