Abrasive Waterjet Machining of Engineering Materials
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Manufacturing industry is becoming ever more time-conscious with regard to the global economy, and the need for rapid prototyping and small production batches is increasing. These trends have placed a premium on the use of new and advanced technologies for quickly turning raw materials into usable goods; with no time being required for tooling. The need for advanced processing technologies is particularly evident when machining advanced materials, such as ceramics, composites and thermo-sensitive materials that have wide application but are considered to be "difficult-to-machine" using conventional machining technologies such as turning and milling. Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) machining has been found to be one of the advanced technologies that meet these processing requirements; due to its distinct advantages over other machining technologies.
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ISBN-13 (CD):
9783038599203
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9783035706048
Review from Ringgold Inc., ProtoView:
Wang (mechanical, manufacturing, and medical engineering, Queensland U. of Technology, Australia) describes the relatively new machining process and its advantages in machining various advanced materials, such as ceramics, composites, and thermal sensitive materials. He reviews the fundamentals of the technology and analyzes the effects of the major process parameters on cutting performance. He then explores the use of straight-slit cutting and contouring techniques on various materials.