Influences of fiber orientation and process parameters on diamond wire sawn surface characteristics of 2.5D Cf/SiC composites

Abstract

2.5D C/SiC composite materials are widely used in aerospace high-temperature components, optical system structural components and other fields due to their excellent performance. For the cutting of 2.5D C/SiC composites, diamond wire saw cutting process has great potential for application. In this study, experiments were conducted on cutting 2.5D C/SiC composites with diamond wire saw along different fiber orientations (P0°, P90°, V90°) and different process parameters. The effects of fiber orientation, feed speed, and wire speed on the surface morphology, surface waviness profile, and roughness of the as-sawn surface were analyzed. The results show that fiber orientation significantly affects the fiber damage mode and surface quality of the as-sawn surface, with the surface quality of the slices ranked as V90°>P0°>P0°. The surface morphology and surface roughness improves with decreasing feed speed and increasing wire speed. However, surface waviness profile peak-valley (PV) values increases with increasing the feed speed and wire speed. The study provides experimental references for process optimization and quality improvement in diamond wire saw cutting of 2.5D C/SiC composite materials.