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Chuck Gallant Baris Akcora Andy Grueninger Introduction to Waterjet Fastest growing machining process One of the most versatile machining processes Compliments other technologies such as milling, laser, EDM, plasma and routers True cold cutting process – no HAZ, mechanical stresses or operator and environmental hazards Not limited to machining – food industry applications History Dr. Franz in 1950’s first studied UHP water cutting for forestry and wood cutting (pure WJ) 1979 Dr. Mohamed Hashish added abrasive particles to increase cutting force and ability to cut hard materials including steel, glass and concrete (abrasive WJ) First commercial use was in automotive industry to cut glass in 1983 Soon after, adopted by aerospace industry for cutting high-strength materials like Inconel, stainless steel and titanium as well as composites like carbon fiber Pure WJ Cutting Pure cuts soft materials – corrugated cardboard, disposable diapers, tissue papers, automotive interiors Very thin stream (0.004-0.010 dia) Extremely detailed geometry Very little material loss due to cutting Can cut thick, soft, light materials like fiberglass insulation up to 24” thick or thin, fragile materials Very low cutting forces and simple fixturing Water jet erodes work at kerf line into small particles Pure WJ Cutting cont. Water inlet pressure between 20k-60k psi Forced through hole in jewel 0.007-0.020” dia Sapphires, Rubies with 50-100 hour life Diamond with 800-2,000 hour life, but they are pricey Abrasive WJ Cutting Used to cut much harder materials Water is not used directly to cut material as in Pure, instead water is used to accelerate abrasive particles which do the cutting 80-mesh garnet (sandpaper) is typically used though 50 and 120-mesh is also used Standoff distance between mixing tube and workpart is typically 0.010-0.200 – important to keep to a minimum to keep a good surface finish Abrasive WJ Cutting cont. Evolution of mixing tube technology Standard Tungsten Carbide last