Browse Publications Technical Papers 2002-01-1516
2002-04-16

High Speed Drilling of Al-2024-T3 Alloy 2002-01-1516

The competitive market has forced the industry to develop methodologies to reduce lead-time of the products without sacrificing quality. One of the major metal removal operations in the aerospace industries is drilling. Over 100,000 holes are made for a small single engine aircraft. Naturally, demand for faster production rate results in the demand for high-speed drilling. But the cost of hole-making operations becomes a significant portion of the total manufacturing cost. This paper discusses the high speed drilling of Al-2024-T3 alloy, the effect of feed and speed on hole quality features like oversize, roundness error, burr height and surface roughness.

SAE MOBILUS

Subscribers can view annotate, and download all of SAE's content. Learn More »

Access SAE MOBILUS »

Preview Document Add to Cart
Members save up to 17% off list price.
Login to see discount.
Special Offer: Download multiple Technical Papers each year? TechSelect is a cost-effective subscription option to select and download 12-100 full-text Technical Papers per year. Find more information here.
We also recommend:
TECHNICAL PAPER

Strategies for Burr Minimization and Cleanability in Aerospace and Automotive Manufacturing

2005-01-3327

View Details

TECHNICAL PAPER

Process for Adhesive Bonding of Metal Skins to Aircraft Structures

851805

View Details

TECHNICAL PAPER

Design and Experiment of a Robot Automatic Drilling System

2014-01-2246

View Details

X