Minimisation of kerf tapers in abrasive waterjet machining of alumina ceramics using a compensation technique

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1527-1534

  Shanmugam, D K ^a   Wang, J ^a   Liu, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ); Alumina ceramics; Kerf taper; Kerf taper compensation; Machining; Predictive model

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; MACHINING; ORE TREATMENT; STANDARDS; WATER CRAFT;

ABRASIVE WATER JET MACHINING; ABRASIVE WATER-JET; ABRASIVE WATERJET (AWJ); ALUMINA CERAMICS; AWJ CUTTING; COMPENSATION TECHNIQUES; CUTTING PARAMETERS; CUTTING RATE; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; KERF TAPER; KERF-TAPER COMPENSATION; PREDICTIVE MODEL; PREDICTIVE MODELING; STANDARD DEVIATION; TAPER ANGLES; TRAVERSE SPEED;

ABRASIVES;

EID: 49949092682     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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