Damage evaluation of drilled carbon/epoxy laminates based on area assessment me...

• Author(s): Luís Miguel P. Durão ; João Manuel R. S. Tavares ; Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque ; Daniel J. S. Gonçalves
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10216/64612
• Origin: Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto
• Subject(s): Ciências Tecnológicas
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

The characteristics of carbon fibre reinforced laminates had widened their use, from aerospace to domestic appliances. A common characteristic is the need of drilling for assembly purposes. It is known that a drilling process that reduces the drill thrust force can decrease the risk of delamination. In this work, delamination assessment methods based on radiographic data are compared and correlated with mechanical test results (Bearing test).