Drilling behavior and tool wear mechanisms of rock wool fiber reinforced PA6 composites

Ferit Ficici, Alaattin Metin Kaya, Research and Development Department, Global Arge, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bursa Uludağ University, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Published online on February 08, 2026

Abstract

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This study investigates the drilling performance of Polyamide 6 (PA6) composites reinforced with 30 wt% rock wool mineral fiber. The composite plates were fabricated via twin-screw extrusion and injection molding. Drilling experiments were performed on a ...