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Name: Jon J.
Status: Other
Age: 40s
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Date: May 2004
Question:
What is the term for liquid that is shot hard enough so that erosion occurs?


Replies:
I am not aware that there is any special term for such a liquid. A little background....water is often used for erosive cutting, and this is called water jet cutting. Cutting using only pressurized water is slower than if the water has an abrasive mixed in with it. The water-abrasive mixture may be called a slurry or suspension. Much information about water jet cutting can be found on the Internet.

Bob Erck


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