Abrasive jet machining: (AJM) is one of the advanced machining processes

(mechanical energy based) where a high velocity jet of abrasives is utilized to remove
material from work surface by impact erosion. The abrasive jet is obtained by
accelerating fine abrasive particles in highly pressurized gas (carrier gas).
(Draw any one of above figure)
Abrasive Jet machining Consists of several Parts like:

 Gas Supply
 Filter
 Pressure Gauge
 Regulator
 Mixing chamber
 Nozzle
1. Gas Supply:

Gas is supply to the system for the operation. Here we also

use compressed air instead of other gas.

2. Filter:

Filter indicates the cleanness of the fuel supply.

Here the work is to clean the fuel if there are any dust
particles present.
3. Pressure Gauge:

This device will check the required amount of pressure is

there or not.

Normally this device work is to check the pressure.

4. Regulator:

The regulator as the name indicates it controlling the flow.

It controls the compressed air flowing through the pipe.

5. Mixing Chamber:

Here we supply the abrasive particles and there already the

amount of compressed air comes from the pipe.

Both will get a mix that’s why this is called a Mixing

chamber.
6. Nozzle:

This is made up of hard material. The diameter of the

nozzle is about 0.18 to 0.8 mm.

Abrasive Jet Machining Advantages:

Advantages of abrasive jet machining.(write any 3 or 4)

 Suitable for removal of deposits on surface

 Wide range of surface finish can be obtained
 Process is independent of electrical or thermal properties
 No thermal damage of workpiece
 Suitable for nonconductive brittle materials
 Low capital investment

Disadvantages of abrasive jet machining.(write any 3 or 4)

 Not suitable for soft and ductile materials

 Abrasives are not reusable
 Abrasive collection and disposal are problematic
 Inaccurate cutting and drilling (stray cutting)
 Limited nozzle life

These are the following applications of Abrasive Jet

Machining: .(write any 3 or 4)

 Cutting slots and thin sections.

  Contouring and drilling operation.
 Producing shallow crevices and deburring.
 Producing intricates hole shapes in a hard and brittle
material.
 Cleaning and polishing the plastic, nylon and Teflon
component.
 Frosting of the interior surface of glass tubes.
 Etching of marking of glass cylinders.
 Machining super-alloys and refractory material.

Abrasives used:

 Sic.
 Al203
 Glass bead.
 Ceramic.
 Dolomite etc.

The following are some of the important process parameters of

abrasive jet machining:
 Abrasive mass flow rate.
 Nozzle tip distance.
 Gas Pressure.
 Velocity of abrasive particles.
 Mixing ratio.
 Abrasive grain size.
Abrasive mass flow rate.
Nozzle tip distance(SOD).

Gas Pressure.

Velocity of abrasive particles.

Mixing ratio.

Abrasive grain size.