Research Article

Experimental Investigations into Abrasive Waterjet Machining of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic

Table 3

Results of experiments.

OrientationKerf taperTop delamination factorBottom delamination factorMaterial removal rate value value value
mm/mmmm/mmmm/mmmm³/secmmm

458.1982.5680750.75178.37826.57615.16877.9855
5.9062.6985750.8375510.54386.79413.24874.1455
3.6142.8290750.923414.85987.01210.04867.7455
1.8222.9595751.0092521.32627.235.56858.7855
0.173.0900751.095129.9437.4481.19247.2655

6013.0223.26580.62966.97125.26213.6273.046
10.2143.39630.65449.13685.4811.769.206
7.4063.52680.679213.45285.6988.562.806
4.5983.65730.70419.91925.9164.0253.846
1.793.78780.728828.5366.1341.7442.326

9011.995.25930.38544.15722.63413.95375.236
8.155.38980.28816.32282.85212.03371.396
5.315.52030.190810.63883.078.83364.996
2.475.65080.093517.10523.2884.35356.036
0.375.78130.003825.7223.5061.40744.516