A correlation for predicting the kerf profile from abrasive water jet cutting

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Title: A correlation for predicting the kerf profile from abrasive water jet cutting
Author(s): Ma, C.; Deam, Rowan T.
Abstract: Abrasive water jet cutting can produce tapered edges on the kerf of workpiece being cut. This can limit the potential applications of abrasive water jet cutting (AWJ), if further machining of the edges is needed to achieve the engineering tolerance required for the part. In this study, the kerf geometry has been measured using an optical microscope. Using these measurements, a simple empirical correlation for the kerf profile shape under different traverse speed has been developed that fits the kerf shape well. The mechanisms underlying the formation the kerf profile are discussed and the optimum speed for achieving the straightest cutting edge is presented.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Industrial Research Institute Swinburne
Source: Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 30, no. 4 (2006), p. 337-343
Publication year: 2006
Keyword(s): Abrasive water jet cutting; Empirical correlation; Kerf profile
Publisher: Elsevier
Format: 337-343
ISSN: 0894-1777
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2005.08.003
Peer reviewed