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Impact of Pressure on Surface Roughness and Kerf Characteristics Using Low Pressure Abrasive Water Jet Cutting

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Abrasive water jet (AWJ) cutting is an emerging material processing technology with significant advantages, such as no thermal deformation, high processing versatility, high flexibility, and low cutting force. It is used in various applications including machining, cleaning, surface preparation, and material cutting. The main concerns during the AWJ cutting process are the surface roughness and the kerf geometry. This study aimed to successfully predict the surface roughness and the kerf geometry during low pressure AWJ machining to cut metal sheets at low and high water pressures when cutting the stainless steel and copper specimens. The experimental results show that a low water pressure indicates fewer variations between the surface roughness and the kerf angle. At various pressures, the roughness values ranged from 3.087 to 4.817 µm. A regression model was developed to predict the surface roughness and the kerf angle. As a result, the effect of water pressure can only increase the kinetic energy but cannot affect other processing parameters separately. Scanning electron microscopy revealed micro-cracks during the AWJ cutting process.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, through the grant FRGS/1/2019/TK03/UMP/02/25 and also of the Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia, through grants RDU1901161 and PGRS220365.

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    Nazrin Mokhtar, Syed Qutaba & Mohd Azmir Azhari

  2. College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, 266300, Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia

    Mebrahitom Asmelash

  3. Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architechture, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, 83000, Quetta, Pakistan

    Syed Qutaba

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Nazrin Mokhtar, Qutaba, S., Asmelash, M. et al. Impact of Pressure on Surface Roughness and Kerf Characteristics Using Low Pressure Abrasive Water Jet Cutting. Surf. Engin. Appl.Electrochem. 60, 129–141 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068375524010125

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