Aerospace
 

Central wing box

The central wing box, made out of several types of composite material, commonly stacked with aluminium and titanium challenges the manufacturing process, tool security and surface quality.

Issues such as chip evacuation, effective production and hole quailty, are made more difficult due to the drastic difference in material properties.

 

​Application examples

 
 

Hole making in CFRP/Ti stack

Facts and demands
  • Carbon fibre and titanium stack
  • Reduced burr on exit
  • Good surface finish and dimensions
  • Pneumatic power feed machine
Solutions
  • Sandvik Coromant - Precorp drill solution
  • 86PT point geometry diameter 9.525mm
  • CD10 diamond tipped drill
Cutting data
  • VC: 12m/min
  • fn: 0.05mm/rev
Benefits:
  • Excellent hole quality with stable dimension
  • Stable manufacturing with 90 hole tool life

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​Hole making in CFRP/AL stack

Facts and demands
  • Carbon fibre and aluminium stack
  • Minimal splintering of fibres
  • Reduced burr on exit
  • Good surface finish and dimensions
  • Pneumatic power feed machine
Solutions
  • CoroDrill 854 drill point, diameter 9.525 mm
  • N20C diamond coating
Cutting data
Powerfeed​ CNC machine​
VC: 60 m/min​ VC 120 m/min​
fn: 0.03 mm/rev​ fn 0.04 mm/rev ​
Benefits
  • Excellent hole quality: surface and dimension
  • Tool life: 200 holes

 

 

​Hole making: hand drilling in CFRP/AL and CFRP/Ti stack

Facts and demands
  • Carbon fibre and metal stacks
  • Reduced burr on exit
  • Good surface finish and dimensions
  • Hand held pneumatic machine design
Solutions
  • CMD: drilling of CFRP and metallic stacks
  • CMDP: drilling of pre drilled CFRP and metallic stacks
Cutting data
CFRP/Aluminum​ CFRP/Titanium​
VC: 118m/min​ VC 20 m/min​
fn: 0.05mm/rev​ fn 0.05 mm/rev​
Benefits
  • Maintaining hole tolerance
  • Good surface finish and minimal exit burr