The Metal Sheets Processed by AWJ. Analysis of the Surface Quality

2013 ◽  
Vol 837 ◽  
pp. 201-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Schnakovszky ◽  
Eugen Herghelegiu ◽  
Nicolae Catalin Tampu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
Hard Materials ◽  
Water Jet Cutting ◽  
Metal Sheets

Abrasive water jet (AWJ) is a nonconventional machining process in which abrasive grains in a high-speed water jet collide with the sample and erode it. This technology has been developed as an alternative to the conventional processes in order to facilitate the processing of hard materials as stainless steel, titanium alloys, composite materials, etc. However, it is not limited only to hard materials, since it has been successfully applied to process softer materials as aluminum, copper, plastics. Also, the abrasive water jet technology can be used both, to process thin metal sheets and plates since it offers many advantages such as: good surface quality, no thermal distortions, minimal burrs, low machining force, high flexibility. The aim of the current paper was to study the surfaces quality of samples made by aluminium, A1050, processed by AWJ in case of using different working regimes. The experimental tests have been performed on the Hydro-jet Eco 0615 water jet cutting machine. The parameters that have been varied were pressure, feed rate, abrasive quantity, distance between the cutting head and working sample while the diameter of focusing tube and diameter of water nozzle have been kept constant. The parameters taken into account to quantify the quality of the processed surface were those defined in the ISO/WD/TC 44 N 1770 standard (fig. 1): 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).

scholarly journals Characterization and Defect Analysis of Machined Regions in Al-SiC Metal Matrix Composites Using an Abrasive Water Jet Machining Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro F. Mayuet Ares ◽  
Lucía Rodríguez-Parada ◽  
Álvaro Gómez-Parra ◽  
Moises Batista Ponce
Keyword(s):  
Metal Matrix Composite ◽  
Matrix Composite ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Water Jet Cutting

Metal matrix composite (MMC) materials are increasingly used in industrial sectors such as energy, structural, aerospace, and automotive. This is due to the improvement of properties by the addition of reinforcements. Thus, it is possible to obtain properties of higher strength, better rigidity, controlled thermal expansion, and elevated wear resistance. However, due to the extreme hardness achieved during their manufacture, these composites pose a challenge to the conventional machining industry due to the rapid deterioration experienced by cutting tools. This article therefore proposes the use of an unconventional machining method that is becoming increasingly widely used: abrasive water jet cutting. This process is characterized by high production rates, absence of wear, and environmental friendliness, among other advantages. Experimental tests were carried out in order to analyze results that minimize the formation of defects in the machining of metal matrix composite consisting of aluminium matrix with silicon carbide (Al-SiC MMC). To this end, results were analyzed using Scanning Optical and Electron Microscope (SOM/SEM) techniques, the taper angle was calculated, and areas with different surface quality were detected by measuring the roughness.

scholarly journals Study of high-pressure abrasive water jet capacity indices for steep cutting of steels

Mechanik ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (11) ◽  
pp. 997-999
Author(s):  
Rafał Kudelski
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Dimensional Accuracy ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
Water Jet Cutting ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet Cutting ◽  
New Construction

Quality of the technological part is one of the major problems of modern machine manufacturing. In many cases, components are manufactured from new construction materials with specific properties that are considered difficult to machining applying conventional technologies. Hence, to search for new technologies, including high-pressure abrasive water jet cutting in the context of the S355J2H steel elements manufacture, while maintaining the quality requirements of the machining, is the need. The results of tests on the accuracy of components made of S355J2H steel are presented as dependent on the water jet pressure, cutting feedrate and the amount of abrasive dozed, with constant element thickness. The accuracy of the design measure – regardless of dimensional accuracy – was the magnitude of the lateral sagging of the cut workpiece resulting from the specific mechanism of water jet removal mechanism.

scholarly journals Research into the Disintegration of Abrasive Materials in the Abrasive Water Jet Machining Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Perec
Keyword(s):  
Method Of Moments ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
Abrasive Particles ◽  
Cutting Head ◽  
Grain Distribution ◽  
Awj Cutting ◽  
Ward Method

The size and distribution of abrasive particles have a significant influence on the effectiveness of the cutting process by the high-speed abrasive water jet (AWJ). The paper deal with the abrasive materials disintegration intensity in AWJ cutting during the creation of the abrasive jet. An evaluation of the abrasive materials grabbed after forming in the cutting head was carried out and its grain distribution was evaluated. Used here the arithmetic, geometric and logarithmic method of moments and Folk and Ward method. The influence of abrasive concentration of abrasive materials as alluvial garnet, recycled garnet, corundum, and olivine on grain distribution was studied. A recovery analysis was also carried out and the recycling coefficient for each tested abrasive material was determined.

scholarly journals Experimental study on reverse engineering in case of composite materials cut by water jet cutting

2018 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 03004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioan Alexandru Popan ◽  
Nicolae Balc ◽  
Alina Popan ◽  
Alexandru Carean
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
3D Scanner ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Complex Part ◽  
Water Jet Cutting ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet Cutting ◽  
Master Model

The main objective of the paper consists in remanufacturing of a part, through Abrasive Water Jet Cutting, using a method of reverse engineering based on 3D scanning. The characteristics of this process, the equipment and the main applications are presented. The research starts with manufacturing of a master model made by CFRP. This master model is a complex part cut by abrasive water jet cutting. In scanning process was used the 3D Scanner Artec Space Spider and the point cloud was processed using Artec Studio 11 software. By using this new 3D model was manufactured a new part, with the same setup. The quality characteristics (accuracy and surface quality) of this part was compared with the master model. The paper presents the advantages and disadvantages of this reverse engineering method applied on abrasive water jet cutting process.

scholarly journals Research into the Disintegration of Abrasive Materials in the Abrasive Water Jet Machining Process

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 3940
Author(s):  
Andrzej Perec
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Abrasive Water Jet ◽  
Abrasive Material ◽  
Abrasive Particles ◽  
Cutting Head ◽  
Grain Distribution ◽  
Awj Cutting ◽  
Ward Method

The size and distribution of abrasive particles have a significant influence on the effectiveness of the cutting process by the high-speed abrasive water jet (AWJ). This paper deals with the disintegration intensity of abrasive materials in AWJ cutting during the creation of the abrasive jet. An evaluation of the abrasive materials was performed after forming in the cutting head was carried out and grain distribution was evaluated using the geometric and logarithmic Folk and Ward method. The influence of the abrasive concentration of abrasive materials such as alluvial garnet, recycled garnet, corundum, and olivine on grain distribution was studied. A recovery analysis was also carried out and the recycling coefficient was determined for each abrasive material tested.

scholarly journals Investigation of Process Parameters in High-Speed Die-less Water Jet Spin-Forming of Copper Sheets

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Asadi ◽  
Mohsen Loh-Mousavi ◽  
Ali Heidari ◽  
Kamran Amini
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Rotation Speed ◽  
High Water ◽  
Water Jet ◽  
Wall Angle ◽  
Relative Water ◽  
Lathe Machine ◽  
Metal Spinning

Abstract A new forming method called high speed water jet spin-forming was developed. This new forming method is a combination of water jet incremental forming and sheet metal spinning without any mandrel. The forming speed has been significantly increased by spinning of the sheet using a lathe machine. The effects of the forming parameters such as water jet pressure, rotation speed and relative water jet diameter on formability and surface quality of deformed copper parts were investigated. The experimental results indicate that the water jet pressure and the sheet rotation speed have a significant effect on the final depth, wall angle, and surface smoothness. It was also concluded that the final depth exponentially increases as the sheet rotational speed reduced. In addition, when the water jet pressure is low, sheet rational speed does not play a significant role in the final depth of the specimen. Furthermore, it has been determined from the results that high water jet pressure plays an important role in improving the surface quality and wrinkling at different rotational speeds, and as the pressure is increased, the wrinkling decreases and thus the surface quality is improved.

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