RT journal article
T1 The Abrasive Water Jet Cutting Process of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polylactic Acid Samples Obtained by Additive Manufacturing: A Comparative Analysis
A1 Rosa Silva, Sergio de la
A1 Rodríguez Parada, María Lucía
A1 Batista Ponce, Moisés
A1 Mayuet Ares, Pedro Francisco
A2 Ingeniería Mecánica y Diseño Industrial
K1 ANOVA
K1 AWJM
K1 carbon fiber reinforcement
K1 CFRP
K1 kerf taper
K1 PLA
K1 surface roughness
K1 taper angle
AB Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites are widely used across industries due to their enhanced strength and stiffness properties. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) enables the cost-effective production of polymer samples, such as carbon-fiber-reinforced PLA (CFR-PLA). However, CFRP’s hardness and anisotropic nature present significant challenges in conventional machining, including rapid tool wear and thermal sensitivity. Consequently, abrasive water jet machining (AWJM) has proven to be an effective alternative for machining CFRP materials, offering benefits such as reduced tool wear, minimized thermal damage, and improved cutting quality. This study focuses on a comparative analysis of the effects of AWJM parameters on PLA and CFR-PLA samples, specifically to evaluate the influence of carbon fiber reinforcement on machining performance. The findings highlight the critical role of reinforcements in machining behavior. The results suggest that optimizing cutting parameters significantly reduces taper formation and improves machining accuracy. In particular, adjustments to process parameters resulted in lower taper angles and reduced surface roughness in the cutting zones of the CFR-PLA samples.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SN 2504-477X
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35790
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35790
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 05-nov-2026