Ordinary metal cutting lathes, milling machines and CNC lathes , milling machines and other machine tools can cut carbon fiber tubes. According to the surface quality requirements of carbon fiber tube processing, you can choose high-speed steel tool , carbide tool; for composite materials with high surface precision requirements, you can choose ceramic tool, even zirconium dioxide , diamond tool.
According to the usage requirements and applicable places, post-processing methods such as truncation, sawing , drilling, and polishing are used.
1. Truncate
When truncation, use a truncation knife to carve an imprint on the composite material pipe , and then align it with the notch at the edge of the table and break it.
2. Sawing
Use a desktop or hand-held circular saw to saw composite tubing.
3. Drilling
Generally, the twist drill is used for drilling after changing the geometric angle of grinding, or flat drill can be used for drilling.
Because the carbon fiber composite material pipe has high hardness, but is relatively brittle, Boshi recommends that when choosing a tool and cutting the method , special attention should be paid to the following aspects.
First, the processing equipment should be equipped with cooling and chip suction equipment, so that the cutting heat can be discharged from the workpiece in time.
Second, the appropriate tool type should be selected according to the hardness of the carbon fiber tube, and the geometric parameters of the tool should be reasonably selected.
Third, when processing the carbon fiber tube, attention should be paid to ventilation, and smoking is not allowed indoors to prevent the occurrence of dust explosion accidents.
Fourth, the processing technology or operation method should be appropriate, and special attention should be paid to not marking the surface of the pipe with sharp objects, using a special drill for composite materials, and paying attention to the reduction of temperature.
In a word, due to the differences between carbon fiber tubes and metal tubes in terms of materials and characteristics, when selecting processing equipment, processing methods and tools, appropriate processing equipment, processing methods, and cutting tools should be selected according to the characteristics and characteristics of carbon fiber process parameters and tool type and geometry parameters.
