Laminates
Waterjet machine, in most cases, does not see any difference between laminated materials - e.g. acrylic, aluminum, stainless and honeycomb section all laminated as one. Many aircraft parts consist of laminated materials where waterjet is the only solution.
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Inconel, Hastalloy, Waspalloy, Titanium, Aluminum, Stainless etc. No heat effected zone or change in the molecular structure occurs in the alloy material. There is no distortion as seen with typical heat cutting methods. Generally, cutting with waterjet costs less than traditional machining or cutting methods. In many cases, no secondary removal of slag or damaged material is necessary, and minimal to no burring is seen.
Steels
Waterjet cutting machine is not always the most cost effective method to cutting steels. As a rule, if the finished product is presently being cut using laser, plasma or oxyfuel, and no secondary work is needed to the part after being cut, it is unlikely waterjet will be an economical solution. However, as soon as any secondary work, closer tolerances or removal of the Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) is needed, waterjet cutting machine is probably the solution. With the use of the Waterjet cutting machine (Waterjet Abrasive Recycling Dispenser) companies are able to reduce their operating cost substantially, reducing the gap between laser and waterjet cutting. In many cases, waterjet now costs less than laser cutting machine.
