Characterization of Abrasion and Erosion Mechanisms during Abrasive Waterjet Machining of Hard Metals

Abrasive water jet machining is a process that removes material using sand and water. This versatile uses high-pressure loaded with abrasive particles of mineral origin. It allows the all materials particularly suitable for or stripping applications on hard metal sheets. Due to local action, limits heating deformation. During machining, removal occurs abrasion erosion [1]. The identification respective importance this conditions precision modeling machined depth. In study, these mechanisms are presented characterized 6mm thickness TiAl6V titanium alloys sheets without inclination jet. possible model an elementary passage it predicting pocket bottom profile obtained after succession passages. two appear. Abrasion when pass. Erosion will characterize effect repetition analysis profiles makes influence mechanism mechanism. variation coefficients associated can be as function angle jet.Keywords: Material mechanism, Abrasion, Erosion, Titanium alloy,