Abrasive waterjet cutting of polycrystalline diamond: A preliminary investigation

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 797-803

  Axinte, D A ^a   Srinivasu, D S ^a   Kong, M C ^a   Butler Smith, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrasive media aluminium oxide; Abrasive waterjet cutting; Diamond; Erosion; Polycrystalline diamond; Silicon carbide

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE MEDIA; ABRASIVE MEDIA-ALUMINIUM OXIDE; ABRASIVE WATER-JET; ABRASIVE WATERJET CUTTING; ALUMINIUM OXIDE; AWJ CUTTING; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CRACK FREE; DIAMOND ABRASIVE; ELECTRO DISCHARGE MACHINING; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; FEED SPEED; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; HIGH INTENSITY; IN-DEPTH STUDY; JET PENETRATION; KERF QUALITY; LOW-INTENSITY; MATERIAL REMOVAL MECHANISMS; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; METALLIC ALLOYS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMONDS; PUMP PRESSURES; STAND-OFF; SUPERHARD MATERIAL; TAPER ANGLES; TEST PIECES; WEAR RATES; WEAR RATIO; WORKPIECE MATERIALS;

ABRASIVE CUTTING; ABRASIVES; ALUMINUM; DIAMONDS; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; EROSION; HARDNESS; MICROMACHINING; NOZZLES; OXIDES; SILICON ALLOYS; SILICON CARBIDE; VALUE ENGINEERING; WATER CRAFT;

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EID: 67449090412     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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