TY - GEN
T1 - Capability of advanced abrasive waterjet machining and its applications
AU - Kong, M. C.
AU - Axinte, D. A.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Abrasive waterjet machining has been recently considered as a promising, emerging nonconventional technology with an extensive growth in its market share and research activities. In this paper, a Europe's first 5-axis AWJ system established at the University of Nottingham will be introduced followed by some of the research works explored on the capability of AWJ machining (e.g. AWJ cutting, AWJ drilling, AWJ milling, AWJ turning) on exotic materials such as Ti-based alloys at different niche applications. Thanks to advances in the complementary AWJ technology (e.g. ultra-high pressurized pump) and advanced machine designs (e.g. multi-axis machine movement), it was found that the machining capability of abrasive waterjet (even plain waterjet) can be extended if innovative strategies are applied.
AB - Abrasive waterjet machining has been recently considered as a promising, emerging nonconventional technology with an extensive growth in its market share and research activities. In this paper, a Europe's first 5-axis AWJ system established at the University of Nottingham will be introduced followed by some of the research works explored on the capability of AWJ machining (e.g. AWJ cutting, AWJ drilling, AWJ milling, AWJ turning) on exotic materials such as Ti-based alloys at different niche applications. Thanks to advances in the complementary AWJ technology (e.g. ultra-high pressurized pump) and advanced machine designs (e.g. multi-axis machine movement), it was found that the machining capability of abrasive waterjet (even plain waterjet) can be extended if innovative strategies are applied.
KW - Abrasive waterjet capability
KW - Applications
KW - Waterjet cutting
KW - Waterjet drilling
KW - Waterjet milling
KW - Waterjet turning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=81255151213&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.1674
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.1674
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:81255151213
SN - 9783037852620
T3 - Applied Mechanics and Materials
SP - 1674
EP - 1682
BT - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAE 2011
Y2 - 29 July 2011 through 31 July 2011
ER -