Development of Effective Machining and Tooling Techniques for Kevlar Composite Laminates.

Abstract : This report contains the results of the work performed for the development of the Kevlar laminate machining techniques program. The results include information assisting in the drilling, cutting and trimming of Kevlar/epoxy and Kevlar/polysulfone cured laminates. The program was in three phases. Phase I consisted of a technology survey and a tool vendors/developers survey. Fifty-one technical documents were reviewed and eight vendors/developers were visited. (Author)