The Effect of Abrasive Water Jet Process Variables on Surface and Subsurface Condition of Inconel 718

2012 ◽  
Vol 565 ◽  
pp. 351-356
Author(s):  
Gustavo A. Escobar-Palafox ◽  
Rosemary S. Gault ◽  
Keith Ridgway
Keyword(s):  
Inconel 718 ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Process Variable ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Nonlinear Behaviour ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
Process Variables ◽  
Machined Surface ◽  
Good Agreement

Experiments were carried out in Inconel 718 in order to investigate the effect of abrasive water-jet process variables on surface and subsurface condition. A Design of Experiments (DoE) approach was taken, considering variables such as water pressure, traverse rate, abrasive mass flow rate and abrasive grit size. The experimental variables were related to taper ratio, surface roughness of different zones in the machined surface and subsurface condition (deformation and crater depth). Statistical analysis was carried out in order to develop mathematical models which include process variable interactions and quadratic terms. This led to models with high correlation and prediction power which allow a better understanding of the process and can form the base for further process optimisation. The models were validated with additional experiments and showed good agreement with the water jet system. The results showed that water pressure has a nonlinear behaviour in the quality of the surface and sub-surfaces and that interaction between the variables had a significant effect on the quality of the surfaces and sub-surfaces generated by the AWJ.

scholarly journals A New Strategy for Improving the Surface Quality of Ti6Al4V Machined by Abrasive Water Jet: Reverse Cutting with Variable Standoff Distances

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Xiong ◽  
Liang Wan ◽  
Yi'nan Qian ◽  
Shuo Sun ◽  
Deng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
Traverse Speed ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
Machined Surface ◽  
Aerospace Vehicles ◽  
Kerf Taper ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Titanium Alloy Ti6al4v

Abstract Titanium alloys are widely used in important structures of aerospace vehicles, but the low thermal conductivity and high chemical activity make them difficult to process. As an untraditional machining technology, abrasive water jet (AWJ) has been proven to be an effective method for this kind of material. Aimed at further improving the cutting performance, reverse cutting with variable standoff distance (SOD) strategy was put forward, and experiments of titanium alloy Ti6Al4V machined by AWJ were conducted. The influence of SOD with different reverse cutting types on the kerf quality was studied to obtain the optimal SOD combinations. Ra, Sa and kerf taper were used to evaluate the quality of the machined surface. Moreover, the results of reverse cutting at the same speed and efficiency and single cutting at the constant SOD were compared and analyzed. It was found that the proposed strategy results in higher kerf quality in the aspect of surface roughness, compared to the single cutting. To be more specific, for the reverse trimming cutting, the improvements of Ra and Sa can reach up to 62.8% and 73.1% respectively under the condition of the SOD of the second cutting is 8mm. Furthermore, the kerf taper can be reduced 26.1% when the SOD of the second cutting is 2mm. With respect to the reverse deepening cutting, even the traverse speed of reverse cutting is set as twice as that of a single cutting, the kerf quality is still better. Additionally, when the SOD of the second cutting is 4mm, the improvements of Ra and Sa can reach up to 51.7% and 14.9%, respectively, and the kerf taper is reduced by 20.2%. This study provides a new method for improving the machined surface quality of hard materials, especially for Ti6Al4V.

The Effect of Water Pressure Variation on Cut Surfaces Quality during Abrasive Waterjet Cutting of Austenitic Steels

2014 ◽  
Vol 1029 ◽  
pp. 176-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ion Aurel Perianu ◽  
Ion Mitelea ◽  
Viorel Aurel Şerban
Keyword(s):  
Water Pressure ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steels ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Pressure Variation ◽  
Austenitic Steels ◽  
Abrasive Waterjet ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
Effect Of Water ◽  
Water Jet Cutting ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet Cutting

In this paper research elements regarding the effect of water pressure variation on cut surfaces quality are presented in the field of abrasive water jet cutting of materials hard to process by machining such as austenitic stainless steels, in this case with a thickness of 20 mm. Selection of the optimal cutting process based on technical and economic criteria takes into consideration the type and thickness of the targeted material and also the physical and geometrical quality requirements. The present paper contains experimental research results regarding abrasive water jet cutting of austenitic stainless steel EN 1.4306 (ASTM 304 L) at different values of water pressure. The abrasive material used is Garnet with particle granulation 80 Mesh. By making roughness measurements and hardness examinations of the cut surface an evaluation will be made of the surface quality defining the optimal pressure values.

scholarly journals The Machinability of Steels by Abrasive Water Jet

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2S2) ◽  
pp. 367-370
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
Machined Surface ◽  
Water Stream ◽  
Process Factor ◽  
The Past ◽  
Kerf Angle ◽  
Traditional Manufacturing ◽  
Feature Pattern

Abrasive Water jet machining (AWJM) is a Non-Traditional manufacturing process, were the material is expelled from the workpiece by effect erosion of pressurized high-speed water stream mixed with high-speed abrasives. There are such a significant number of procedure parameters influence with nature of the machined surface can be done by AWJM. The process variables are, the cross speed, water driven weight, remain off separation, rough stream rate and kind of grating are significant. This measures in AWJM are Surface Roughness (SR, Rate of Material Removal (RMR), Kerf angle, cutting depth. At the past, the survive completed from different kinds of steel was inproved and investigated on AWJM research by identifying with execution estimates checking and procedure control and process factor advancement. In this paper, a study undergoes on AWJM about feature pattern regarding various types of steels.

The Influence of the Feed Rate on the Quality of Surfaces Processed by AWJ at High Pressures

2013 ◽  
Vol 837 ◽  
pp. 196-200
Author(s):  
Carol Schnakovszky ◽  
Eugen Herghelegiu ◽  
Crina Radu ◽  
Ion Cristea
Keyword(s):  
Automobile Industry ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
High Pressures ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Wood Industry

Abrasive water jet processing is one of the newest unconventional technologies. It can be used to cut different metallic materials (steel, titanium alloys, aluminium alloys, brass) or non-metallic materials (wood, plastics, glass, stone, granite etc.). Therefore, this technology can be successfully applied in different industries as: food industry, wood industry, aeronautic industry, automobile industry, mining industry. Between the advantageous of abrasive water jet processing technology it is worth noticing the following: it is rapid, very small processing forces are generated, it is silent, no thermal distortions occur. The aim of the current paper was to determine the influence of the feed rate on the quality of surfaces processed by AWJ at high pressure. The parameters that quantified the quality of the processed surface were those defined in the ISO/WD/TC 44 N 1770 standard: width of the processed surface at the jet inlet (Li), width of the processed surface at the jet outlet (Lo), deviation from perpendicularity (u), inclination angle (α) and roughness (Ra).

An Experimental Study of the Abrasive Water Jet Micro-Machining Process for Quartz Crystals

2012 ◽  
Vol 565 ◽  
pp. 339-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Qi ◽  
J.M. Fan ◽  
Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Bottom Surface ◽  
Micro Machining ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
Process Variables ◽  
Jet Impact ◽  
Micro Channels

An experimental study of the machining process for micro-channels on a brittle quartz crystal material by an abrasive slurry jet (ASJ) is presented. A statistical experiment design considering the major process variables is conducted, and the machined surface morphology and channelling performance are analysed to understand the micro-machining process. It is found that a good channel top edge appearance and bottom surface quality without wavy patterns can be achieved by employing relatively small particles at shallow jet impact angles. The major channel performance measures, i.e. material removal rate (MRR) and channel depth, are then discussed with respect to the process parameters. It shows that with a proper control of the process variables, the abrasive water jet (AWJ) technology can be used for the micro-machining of brittle materials with high quality and productivity.

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