@article{article_97272, title={Investigation on the Usage of Some Non-Almandine Garnet Minerals as Abrasive Material in Waterjet Cutting}, journal={Gazi University Journal of Science}, volume={24}, pages={535–545}, year={2011}, author={Engin, İrfan and Ozkan, Erkan and Kulaksiz, Seyfi}, keywords={Garnet minerals, Abrasive, Waterjet cutting, Cut surface quality}, abstract={<p class="Abstract" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 38.25pt 0pt 42.55pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-width: 0cm; mso-element-frame-hspace: 0cm; mso-element-wrap: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-top: 0cm; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> <span style="font-size: 8pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">In this study, some non-almandine garnet minerals were investigated in terms of their usage possibilities as alternate abrasive materials in waterjet cutting operations. For this purpose, garnet samples were taken from various deposits and mineralization zones in Turkey. These samples were crushed, ground, screened, concentrated and prepared as having desired particle size distribution, and then used in waterjet cutting practices performed on different materials. Cut surfaces were also investigated by measuring the roughness of the surfaces formed after waterjet cutting. At the result of this study, it is observed that quality of the cut surfaces were very close to each other, thus other garnet minerals such as grossularite, andradite, and spessartite can be used for this purpose efficiently. </span> </span> </p> <p class="Abstract" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 38.25pt 0pt 42.55pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-width: 0cm; mso-element-frame-hspace: 0cm; mso-element-wrap: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-top: 0cm; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> <span style="font-size: 8pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">  </span> </span> </p> <p class="Abstract" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 38.25pt 0pt 42.55pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-width: 0cm; mso-element-frame-hspace: 0cm; mso-element-wrap: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-top: 0cm; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 8pt;" lang="EN-US">Keywords: </span> </strong> <span style="font-size: 8pt;" lang="EN-US"> Garnet minerals, Abrasive, Waterjet cutting, Cut surface quality </span> </span> </p> <p>  </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Gazi University}