Machinability of glass by abrasive waterjet. (14th January 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhu, H.T.; Huang, C.Z.; Wang, J.; Lu, X.Y.; , Y.X. Feng
• Is Part Of: International journal of material & product technology. Volume 31:Number 1(2008)
• Page Start: 106
• Page End: 112
• Publication Date: 2008-01-14
• Subjects: abrasive waterjet machining -- erosion -- glass machinability -- orthogonal tests -- range analysis -- abrasive waterjets -- AWJ -- thin glass plate -- kerf width -- process parameters -- cutting; Manufacturing processes -- Periodicals; Materials -- Testing -- Periodicals; 620.11
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0268-1900

Abstract

Thin glass plate is usually used to make some important components such as glass substrate, coated glass plate and so forth. However, glass is known as one of the difficult-to-machine materials using conventional machining processes because of its high hardness and brittleness. The Abrasive Water Jet (AWJ) is a non-conventional machining technology, which has been used for cutting a variety of difficult-to-machine materials such as ceramics and composites. In the present study, a kind of thin glass plate was machined with an abrasive waterjet to investigate its machinability under varying cutting conditions. Machinability was evaluated in terms of kerf width and the process parameters were optimised for obtaining a small kerf width.