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Abrasive waterjet machining of fiber-reinforced composites: a state-of-the-art review

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Fiber-reinforced composites have established as a high-performance composite of modern advanced structures in various sectors such as automotive, aerospace, and marine industries. Non-conventional machining processes are preferred for the ease of manufacturing operations, which incorporates the machining of high strength and anisotropic material. Non-conventional manufacturing processes produce complicated shaped profiles and better surface characteristics. Abrasive water jet (AWJ) machining is an emerging technology that offers an excellent alternative among the various advanced machining processes due to its process capabilities and excellent machining quality. AWJ machining has fascinated immense attention in the fields of fiber-reinforced composite materials to produce intricate industrial components and attracted the researchers and production industries. It has become well-known in all key areas of researches. Over the past 30 years, lots of research work has been carried out to describe the machining performances among the studied process parameters. This paper reviews the research progresses and integrated functions of AWJ machining in terms of mechanism and machining performances, which includes aspects such as mathematical modeling and optimization. AWJ machining procedure and performance capability are reviewed and depicted in detail. Also, a comprehensive conclusion of this review, along with future perspective, is explored subsequently. The current review work will help future researchers for the proper selection of different FRP material composite compositions and AWJ machining parameters to achieve better performances. The collection of this review literature will also support the production operations in the future.

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Abbreviations

FRP:

Fiber-reinforced polymer

AWJ:

Abrasive water jet

MRR:

Material removal rate

SR:

Surface roughness

DOE:

Design of experiment

UD:

Unidirectional

SOD:

Standoff distance

AMFR:

Abrasive mass flow rate

CFRP:

Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer

WJM:

Water jet machining

MWCNT:

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes

GFRP:

Glass fiber-reinforced polymer

AJM:

Abrasive jet machining

PMC:

Polymer matrix composite

ANOVA:

Analysis of variance

TKW:

Top kerf width

BKW:

Bottom kerf width

RSM:

Response surface methodology

GRA:

Grey relational analysis

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Thakur, R.K., Singh, K.K. Abrasive waterjet machining of fiber-reinforced composites: a state-of-the-art review. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. 42, 381 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-020-02463-7

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