Profile cutting on alumina ceramics by abrasive waterjet. Part 1: Experimental investigation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 703-714

  Wang, Jun ^a   Liu, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abrasive waterjet; Abrasive waterjet cutting; Cutting performance; Profile cutting

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVES; ALUMINA; CERAMIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

ABRASIVE WATERJET; KERF WALLS; PROFILE CUTTING;

ABRASIVE CUTTING;

ABRASIVE CUTTING; ABRASIVES; ALUMINA; CERAMIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 33747041067     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES207A     Document Type: Article

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