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High-pressure water jet cutting of S235JR steel alloy. Influence of process parameters on dimensional accuracy
Author(s) -
CC Grigoraș,
Bogdan Chirita,
Gheorghe Brabie,
Valentin Zichil,
Eugen Herghelegiu,
Cătălin Tâmpu,
V A Ciubotariu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1182/1/012027
Subject(s) - materials science , bar (unit) , alloy steel , jet (fluid) , alloy , water jet , statistical analysis , structural engineering , mathematics , composite material , mechanical engineering , mechanics , statistics , engineering , physics , nozzle , meteorology
This paper aims to determine the influence that water jet cutting parameters have on dimensional accuracy. The input parameters of this study were the workpiece material, that was made from 19 mm thick S235JR steel alloy plate, using a medium to high cutting pressure (2000, 2500, and 3000 bar), with a variable standoff distance (1, 2, and 3 mm) and a programmed quality of the cut from Q1 to Q5. A statistical interpretation of the results was conducted, and the experimental plan was obtained using the Response Surface Method. The samples were analysed for entrance and exit width of cut and kerf angle. A total number of 45 samples were measured, and the results were interpreted using an ANOVA analysis for statistical significance (p-value) and fit statistics (R2). The results have shown what values are optimum for the input parameters to obtain precision cutting quickly.