Influence of Different Abrasives Mixtures
on Abrasive Water Jet Drilling of Die
Steel
K. Balaji and N. Yuvaraj
Abstract Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM) is a non-traditional machining
process used for cutting an extensive range of materials by means of a mixture of
water and an abrasive substance. The present study describes the effect of abrasive
materials and stand-off distance on AWJ drilling of die steel. Different abrasives
namely Silicon Carbide, Garnet, and abrasive mixtures of silicon carbide and garnet
in the ratio of (60:40) were used in this study. The Output responses, namely cylindricity, circularity, and surface roughness of the drilled surfaces were analyzed. The
experimental results showed that the mixture of the different abrasives increases the
cutting ability of AWJ performance as compared to single type abrasives, namely,
garnet or Silicon Carbide in die steel.
Keywords Abrasive water jet machining · Cylindricity · Surface roughness and
roundness
1 Introduction
The Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM) process provides a high-quality cutting
with a great surface finish, therefore it is advantageous in the manufacturing of
several components in various industries such as the automotive, aerospace and
defence sector Natarajan et al. [1]. It is an environmentally friendly process. Water
jet cutting requires no cooling or lubricating oils, so there are no chemically contaminated chips to dispose of. It generates no noxious fumes during the cutting process.
The AWJM process utilizes a mixture of water and abrasive to erode material from
K. Balaji (B) · N. Yuvaraj
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D
Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
e-mail: kbalaji.me@gmail.com
N. Yuvaraj
e-mail: yuvaceg09@gmail.com
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license
to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
N. Gascoin and E. Balasubramanian (eds.), Innovative Design, Analysis
and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering, Lecture Notes
in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6619-6_56
511
on Abrasive Water Jet Drilling of Die
Steel
K. Balaji and N. Yuvaraj
Abstract Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM) is a non-traditional machining
process used for cutting an extensive range of materials by means of a mixture of
water and an abrasive substance. The present study describes the effect of abrasive
materials and stand-off distance on AWJ drilling of die steel. Different abrasives
namely Silicon Carbide, Garnet, and abrasive mixtures of silicon carbide and garnet
in the ratio of (60:40) were used in this study. The Output responses, namely cylindricity, circularity, and surface roughness of the drilled surfaces were analyzed. The
experimental results showed that the mixture of the different abrasives increases the
cutting ability of AWJ performance as compared to single type abrasives, namely,
garnet or Silicon Carbide in die steel.
Keywords Abrasive water jet machining · Cylindricity · Surface roughness and
roundness
1 Introduction
The Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM) process provides a high-quality cutting
with a great surface finish, therefore it is advantageous in the manufacturing of
several components in various industries such as the automotive, aerospace and
defence sector Natarajan et al. [1]. It is an environmentally friendly process. Water
jet cutting requires no cooling or lubricating oils, so there are no chemically contaminated chips to dispose of. It generates no noxious fumes during the cutting process.
The AWJM process utilizes a mixture of water and abrasive to erode material from
K. Balaji (B) · N. Yuvaraj
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D
Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
e-mail: kbalaji.me@gmail.com
N. Yuvaraj
e-mail: yuvaceg09@gmail.com
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license
to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
N. Gascoin and E. Balasubramanian (eds.), Innovative Design, Analysis
and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering, Lecture Notes
in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6619-6_56
511