Abrasive waterjet cutting of a titanium alloy: The influence of abrasive morphology and mechanical properties on workpiece grit embedment and cut quality

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 210, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2197-2205

  Boud, F ^a   Carpenter, C ^a   Folkes, J ^a   Shipway, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrasive morphology; Abrasive waterjet; Abrasives; Embedment; Garnet; Grit

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE PARTICLES; ABRASIVE WATER-JETTING; ABRASIVE WATERJET; ABRASIVE WATERJET CUTTING; COMMONLY USED; CRUSHING LOAD; CUT QUALITY; CUT-THROUGH; EMBEDMENT; GRIT; HIGH VELOCITY JET; INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SEM; SUB-SURFACES; SURFACE INTERACTIONS; SURFACE WAVINESS; TI-6AL-4V; TOP SURFACE; WATERJET CUTTING; WORK PIECES;

ABRASIVES; CRUSHING; GARNETS; HARDNESS; JETS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; SURFACES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

ABRASIVE CUTTING;

EID: 77957663505     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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