The Influence of the AWJM Working Parameters on Manufactured Surfaces Microgeometry

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to make a research in order to analyze the modification of the microgeometry parameters of AWJ machined surfaces for a ductile material used in oilfield and petrochemical equipment. Experimental research was performed on waterjet cutting machine model YCWJ-380-1520 using pre-establish working conditions. The SURTRONIC 3+ device was used in order to measure the microgeometry characteristics of the machined surfaces. Experimental tests were performed regarding some values for: material thickness, working feed-rate and standoff distance. The obtained outcomes highlighted that there are three zones on cutting surfaces for thick material and only two zones for thin materials. There are a lot of profile parameters provided by the software and there were taken into account only the average roughness (Ra) and average waviness (Wa). For each of those two parameters were accomplished graphical representation for every working parameters in order to establish an analytical dependence between them. The outcomes which were obtained are polynomial four order equations of average roughness and waviness according to standoff distance. The analytical relations obtained give us the possibility to estimate the average roughness of the surfaces related to thickness, feed-rate and standoff distance.