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Abstract

Inconel 625 has a wide range of applications because of its high resistance to corrosion cracking, pitting, and crevice formation and to a variety of mineral and organic acids along with high thermal fatigue resistance. However conventional machining of Inconel 625 is not so economical and ease, on the other hand non conventional processes like laser cutting, Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM), Electric Discharge Machining (EDM), etc have a very good potential in overcoming these machining difficulties. Among these AWJM is commonly employed for very hard and brittle materials due to its economical and technical significance. In this work, research oriented experimentation on the AWJM of Inconel 625 is planned and being carried out successfully to optimize the input process parameters for fine Surface finish (SR) and high Material removal rate (MRR). Optimization was carried out by these phases SR and MRR are individually optimized as per Taguchi method by Analysis of variance (MINI TAB).