
Hole-Making and Drilling Technology for Composites
Advantages, Limitations and Potential
- 1st Edition - April 16, 2019
- Latest edition
- Editors: Ahmad Baharuddin Abdullah, S. M. Sapuan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 2 3 9 7 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 2 3 9 8 - 3
Hole-Making and Drilling Technology for Composites: Advantages, Limitations and Potential presents the latest information on hole-making, one of the most commonly used processes… Read more

Hole-Making and Drilling Technology for Composites: Advantages, Limitations and Potential presents the latest information on hole-making, one of the most commonly used processes in the machining of composites. The book provides practical guidance on hole-making and drilling technology and its application in composite materials and structures. Chapters are designed via selected case studies to identify the knowledge gap in hole-making operations in composites and to highlight the deficiencies of current methods. The book documents the latest research, providing a better understanding of the pattern and characterization of holes produced by various technologies in composite materials.
It is an essential reference resource for academic and industrial researchers and professional involved in the manufacturing and machining of composites. In addition, it is ideal for postgraduate students and designers working on the design and fabrication of polymeric composites in automotive and aerospace applications.
- Features updated information on the most relevant hole-drilling methods and their potential in aircraft and other structural applications
- Features practical guidance for the end user on how to select the most appropriate method when designing fiber-reinforced composite materials
- Demonstrates systematic approaches and investigations on the design, development and characterization of ‘composite materials’
Academic and industrial researchers and professional involved in the manufacturing and machining of composites as well as postgraduate students and designers working on the design and fabrication of polymeric composites in automotive and aerospace applications
1. Review of Hole Making Technology for composites2. Defects in Holes Making on Composite Panel: A Review on Delamination3. Structural Integrity Assessment of Composite Joint - A Review4. Drilling of Fiber Reinforced Composites – An Innovative Tool Design5. Drilling of composite laminates using a special tool point geometry6. Drilling of Fiber Reinforced Composites – An Innovative Tool Design7. Application of Ultrasonic-Assisted Machining Process for Making Holes in Composite Laminates8. Laser drilling of composite materials9. Drilling of Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics (GFRP) - An Experimental Investigation and Finite Element Study10. Precision Punching – A New Method in Hole Making on Composite Panel11. Single Shot Aluminum/CFRP/Aluminum Stacks Holes Drilling12. Sustainability Issues in Hole Making Technologies: Current Practices and Challenges13. Machinability Studies in Drilling Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites14. Burr Assessment of Punched Holes on Al/CFRP/Al-Stacked Panel by Profile Measurement Technique15. Electro-Discharge Drilling of Metal Matrix Composites16. Comparison between drilling and punching in terms of quality and productivity
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: April 16, 2019
- Language: English
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Ahmad Baharuddin Abdullah
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S. M. Sapuan
S.M. Sapuan is a Professor (Grade “A”) of composite materials in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is also the former Head of the Advanced Engineering Materials and Composites Research Centre (AEMC) at UPM. He attained his BEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Newcastle, in Australia and then went on to receive his MSc in engineering design and PhD in materials engineering, from De Montfort University in the UK. He is a Professional Engineer and a Fellow of many professional societies, including the Society of Automotive Engineers; the Academy of Science Malaysia; the International Society for Development and Sustainability; the World Academy of Sciences; the Plastic and Rubber Institute Malaysia (PRIM); the Malaysian Scientific Association and the Institute of Materials Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member and past Vice President of the Asian Polymer Association and Founding Chairman and Honorary Member of The Society of Sugar Palm Development and Industry, Malaysia. During the course of his career, he has produced over 2500 publications, including 989 journal papers, 68 books and 246 book chapters.