Impact of pressure on surface roughness and kerf characteristics using low pressure abrasive water jet cutting

Abrasive water jet (AWJ) cutting is an emerging material processing technology with significant advantages, such as no thermal deformation, high processing versatility, high flexibility, and low cutting force. It is used in various applications including machining, cleaning, surface preparation, and...

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Main Authors: Nazrin, Mokhtar, Syed, Qutaba, Asmelash, Mebrahitom Asmelash, Mohd Azmir, Mohd Azhari
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author Nazrin, Mokhtar
Syed, Qutaba
Asmelash, Mebrahitom Asmelash
Mohd Azmir, Mohd Azhari
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Syed, Qutaba
Asmelash, Mebrahitom Asmelash
Mohd Azmir, Mohd Azhari
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description Abrasive water jet (AWJ) cutting is an emerging material processing technology with significant advantages, such as no thermal deformation, high processing versatility, high flexibility, and low cutting force. It is used in various applications including machining, cleaning, surface preparation, and material cutting. The main concerns during the AWJ cutting process are the surface roughness and the kerf geometry. This study aimed to successfully predict the surface roughness and the kerf geometry during low pressure AWJ machining to cut metal sheets at low and high water pressures when cutting the stainless steel and copper specimens. The experimental results show that a low water pressure indicates fewer variations between the surface roughness and the kerf angle. At various pressures, the roughness values ranged from 3.087 to 4.817 μm. A regression model was developed to predict the surface roughness and the kerf angle. As a result, the effect of water pressure can only increase the kinetic energy but cannot affect other processing parameters separately. Scanning electron microscopy revealed micro-cracks during the AWJ cutting process.
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spelling ump-446752025-05-30T08:04:22Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44675/ Impact of pressure on surface roughness and kerf characteristics using low pressure abrasive water jet cutting Nazrin, Mokhtar Syed, Qutaba Asmelash, Mebrahitom Asmelash Mohd Azmir, Mohd Azhari TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Abrasive water jet (AWJ) cutting is an emerging material processing technology with significant advantages, such as no thermal deformation, high processing versatility, high flexibility, and low cutting force. It is used in various applications including machining, cleaning, surface preparation, and material cutting. The main concerns during the AWJ cutting process are the surface roughness and the kerf geometry. This study aimed to successfully predict the surface roughness and the kerf geometry during low pressure AWJ machining to cut metal sheets at low and high water pressures when cutting the stainless steel and copper specimens. The experimental results show that a low water pressure indicates fewer variations between the surface roughness and the kerf angle. At various pressures, the roughness values ranged from 3.087 to 4.817 μm. A regression model was developed to predict the surface roughness and the kerf angle. As a result, the effect of water pressure can only increase the kinetic energy but cannot affect other processing parameters separately. Scanning electron microscopy revealed micro-cracks during the AWJ cutting process. Pleiades Publishing 2024 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44675/1/Impact%20of%20pressure%20on%20surface%20roughness%20and%20kerf%20characteristics.pdf Nazrin, Mokhtar and Syed, Qutaba and Asmelash, Mebrahitom Asmelash and Mohd Azmir, Mohd Azhari (2024) Impact of pressure on surface roughness and kerf characteristics using low pressure abrasive water jet cutting. Surface Engineering and Applied Electrochemistry, 60 (1). pp. 129-141. ISSN 1068-3755. (Published) https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068375524010125 https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068375524010125
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Nazrin, Mokhtar
Syed, Qutaba
Asmelash, Mebrahitom Asmelash
Mohd Azmir, Mohd Azhari
Impact of pressure on surface roughness and kerf characteristics using low pressure abrasive water jet cutting
title Impact of pressure on surface roughness and kerf characteristics using low pressure abrasive water jet cutting
title_full Impact of pressure on surface roughness and kerf characteristics using low pressure abrasive water jet cutting
title_fullStr Impact of pressure on surface roughness and kerf characteristics using low pressure abrasive water jet cutting
title_full_unstemmed Impact of pressure on surface roughness and kerf characteristics using low pressure abrasive water jet cutting
title_short Impact of pressure on surface roughness and kerf characteristics using low pressure abrasive water jet cutting
title_sort impact of pressure on surface roughness and kerf characteristics using low pressure abrasive water jet cutting
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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