Sustainable solution to low-cost alternative abrasive from electric ceramic insulator waste for use in abrasive water jet machining

Increasing demand and resource overuse has prompted the exploration of spent secondary materials as a primary raw material for variety applications, leading to more sustainable environment. Spent electric grid ceramic insulator, one waste industry, good hardness strength. It can be reused value-added in Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM) industry. The present work deals with generation cost-effective replacement abrasive water jet machining from insulator rejects (EIR). Mechanical crushing method is opted generate grit process. Grit pattern friability were determined experimentally. results indicate that processed comparable commercially available garnet abrasive. Geometric parameters such sphericity, elongation ratio, shape factor studied using scanning electron microscopy. performance indicators standard aluminium volume removal, kerf angle, surface roughness, cutting width measured compared existing grain. experimental newly generated reject observed deviation was lower proving it used an alternative Cost analysis recycling ability predict economical usability abrasives.