How much does the waterjet sand affect the service life of the waterjet sand tube?

For waterjets, waterjet sand and waterjet sand tubes are their common consumables, compared to the price of waterjet sand tubes. Under normal circumstances, the service life of the waterjet sand tube is about 150 hours, but due to certain factors in the actual use process, its service life often does not reach this value.
 
    We all know that garnet is a kind of abrasive with sharp corners and high hardness, so it will cause some wear on the waterjet sand tube during use, which is one of the reasons why waterjet abrasives are not recommended to use brown corundum. Because the hardness of brown corundum is greater, the wear on the sand tube is greater, resulting in a lower life of the sand tube, and the entire cost of use is much greater than garnet sand.
 
    Secondly, the main components of the waterjet sand tube are tungsten and zirconium. Although they are very wear-resistant materials, their service life should also be determined according to the abrasive in use. Taking into account the characteristics of the abrasive itself, wear on the sand tube is inevitable.
 
    In addition to this problem, the cleanliness of the waterjet sand also has a great influence on the quality of the waterjet sand tube, because the waterjet sand is not clean or contains too much dust not only does not have a cutting effect, but also may cause the sand tube to be scrapped. The life of the waterjet sand tube decreases sharply, so be sure to buy clean and less dust.
 
    Good waterjet sand is subjected to multiple magnetic separation, sieving, washing and drying, so it has strict quality control standards in terms of cleanliness and dust impurities, so that there will be no cause during its use. The plugging problem caused by dust and large particles in the waterjet sand tube helps to extend the service life of the sand tube.