Investigation of Drilling Process Parameters of Palmyra Based Composite

Table 1

Methodology of investigation on drilling process parameters of Palmyra based composite.

Materials	Fibers	Palmyra sprout fruit
	Resins	Epoxy
		Polyester
		Vinyl ester
Drilling process parameters	Speed (rpm)	1000, 1500, 2000
	Feed (mm/rev)	0.10, 0.15, 0.20
	Drill bit geometry	Candlestick, standard twist, and Stepcone drill
	Response parameter	Thrust force (N)
Experimental setup	Fabrication method	Hand layup process
	Machine	CNC vertical machining center
Optimization of process parameters	Taguchi’s method	L27 orthogonal array