RT Journal Article T1 Design and Analysis of CFRP Drilling by Electrical Discharge Machining A1 Roldán-Jiménez, Luis A1 Bañón-García, Fermín A1 Valerga, Ana Pilar A1 Fernández-Vidal, Severo Raúl K1 Mecanizado por electrochispas K1 Perforación AB The novelty of EDM machining as a drilling operation for composite materials means that there is no consensus on the influence of the parameters that optimise the final quality. For these reasons, a characterisation of the EDM drilling process of a unidirectional composite material has been developed. The influence of several cutting parameters has been related to the quality of the final hole obtained. Thus, macrogeometric aspects in terms of conicity and final diameter and mi- crogeometric aspects in terms of surface quality have been evaluated. In addition, the final state of the material and the wear of the electrode have been evaluated by visual inspection, allowing the range of cutting parameters that offer the best performance to be established. Finally, a series of contour diagrams based on predictive models have been obtained to establish a direct relationship between input and output variables. PB MDPI YR 2022 FD 2022-03-25 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35345 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35345 LA eng NO Roldan-Jimenez, L.; Bañon, F.; Valerga, A.P.; Fernandez-Vidal, S.R. Design and Analysis of CFRP Drilling by Electrical Discharge Machining. Polymers 2022, 14, 1340. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14071340 NO The authors acknowledge the Own Research Plan of the University of Cadiz for financial support. DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 24 ene 2026