A study of kerf characteristics in abrasive waterjet machining of graphite/epoxy composite

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 256-265

  Arola, D ^a   Ramulu, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE CUTTING; GEOMETRY; MACHINING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ABRASIVE WATERJET MACHINING; CUTTING FRONT ANALYSIS; CUTTING FRONT CHARACTERISTICS; GRAPHITE EPOXY COMPOSITE; KERF GEOMETRY; KERF WALL FEATURES; MACROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROFILOMETER; TAGUCHI ANALYSIS;

GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030127135     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: 15288889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2804897     Document Type: Article

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