Experimental investigation of delamination damage for glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite during abrasive waterjet machining

Hashim, Hanizam and Mazli, Nur Hisyam Afandi and Ramli, Mohd Irman and Abdul Rasib, Amir Hamzah and Baba, Nor Bahiyah (2025) Experimental investigation of delamination damage for glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite during abrasive waterjet machining. Journal Of Engineering Science And Technology, 20 (1). pp. 313-323. ISSN 1823-4690

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Abstract

Delamination damage of glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite in abrasive waterjet machining (AWJM) is still a major issue. The main AWJM parameters that have a significant impact on delamination vary depending on the type of GFRP especially for marine applications. Hence, a Taguchi method of L8 orthogonal array design of experiment carried out to optimize the traverse speed (TS), standoff distance (SOD) and waterjet pressure (WP) parameters of AWJM on 8-layer GFRP ship panel. The results revealed that SOD has the most significant impact on delamination damage and followed by WP and TS were ranked 2 and 3, respectively. The optimized combination was at parameters of SOD (5 mm), WP (150 MPa) and TS (38 mm/min), which gave a minimum delamination radius of 6.25 mm. The delamination trend decreases at the increase of SOD and TS but increases at the higher of WP. The delamination damage starts at the piercing instance and travels further into the fibre layers during cutting. Further investigations on controlling the piercing factors shall help to reduce this damage.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Abrasive waterjet machining, Delamination, Glass fibre reinforced polymer, Process optimization, Taguchi method
Divisions: Faculty Of Industrial And Manufacturing Technology And Engineering
Depositing User: Norfaradilla Idayu Ab. Ghafar
Date Deposited: 06 Nov 2025 04:13
Last Modified: 06 Nov 2025 04:13
URI: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/29122
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