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Effects of process parameters on surface roughness in abrasive waterjet cutting of aluminium

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Abrasive waterjet cutting is a novel machining process capable of processing wide range of hard-to-cut materials. Surface roughness of machined parts is one of the major machining characteristics that play an important role in determining the quality of engineering components. This paper shows the influence of process parameters on surface roughness (R a) which is an important cutting performance measure in abrasive waterjet cutting of aluminium. Taguchi’s design of experiments was carried out in order to collect surface roughness values. Experiments were conducted in varying water pressure, nozzle traverse speed, abrasive mass flow rate and standoff distance for cutting aluminium using abrasive waterjet cutting process. The effects of these parameters on surface roughness have been studied based on the experimental results.

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  1. Karpagam University, Coiambatore, 641001, India

    M. Chithirai Pon Selvan

  2. Mahendra Institute of Technology, Namakkal, 637503, India

    N. Mohana Sundara Raju

  3. Department of Engineering, Manipal University, Dubai, 345050, United Arab Emirates

    H. K. Sachidananda

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Chithirai Pon Selvan, M., Mohana Sundara Raju, N. & Sachidananda, H.K. Effects of process parameters on surface roughness in abrasive waterjet cutting of aluminium. Front. Mech. Eng. 7, 439–444 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-012-0337-0

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