Cilicia International Symposium on Engineering and Technology (CISET2018), Mersin, Türkiye, 26 - 27 Ekim 2018, ss.179-183
Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites are more preferred in many industrial applications due to their superior mechanical properties compared to conventional materials. Although GFRPP composite parts are produced close to the desired shape, they usually require edge milling. Damage is caused by the tendency of the layers to be separated from the layered structure of the glass fiber reinforced polymer composite materials during milling. The selection of the appropriate milling process parameters is very important in order to reduce the damage in the glass-fiber reinforced polymer composites. In this study, the effect of rotational speed, progression and cutting depth on delamination damage and surface roughness of the GFRP composite materials during milling were investigated. Experimental design was designed with Taguchi design method to examine the processing properties of GFRP composite materials. We performed 27 experimental data using a stereo microscope to calculate the delamination factor of each experimental data. The effect of three parameters was determined by taking surface roughness and delamination measurements into consideration. It was observed that the spindle speed had a significant effect on delamination.