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A research on ultrasonic-assisted abrasive waterjet polishing of hard-brittle materials

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In the present study, the abrasive waterjet (AWJ) with the aid of ultrasonic vibration was used to improve the processing performance of hard-brittle materials. The method is termed as the ultrasonic-assisted abrasive waterjet polishing (UA-AWJP). Aluminum nitride was chosen as the workpiece material. Ultrasonic vibration perpendicular to the jet impact direction was applied on the workpiece by using a specially designed stage. A series of experiments were performed to evaluate the performance of the UA-AWJP. The processing performances and the polished surface topographies of the AWJP and UA-AWJP were compared to investigate the effects of ultrasonic vibration. The results show that UA-AWJP has a higher processing efficiency than AWJP. The surface roughness of the polished surface was modeled. The model shows a considerable agreement with the experimental results. The experimental results show that a lower pressure, finer abrasives, and a smaller impact angle are ideal to obtain a high surface quality.

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  1. Center for Advanced Jet Engineering Technologies (CaJET), Key Laboratory of High-efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture (Ministry of Education), School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China, 250061

    Zhe Lv, Chuanzhen Huang, Hongtao Zhu, Jun Wang, Yong Wang & Peng Yao

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Lv, Z., Huang, C., Zhu, H. et al. A research on ultrasonic-assisted abrasive waterjet polishing of hard-brittle materials. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 78, 1361–1369 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-014-6528-6

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