scholarly journals Electro-discharge machining of alumina: Investigation of material removal rate and surface roughness

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 3015-3026 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Y. Ali ◽  
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M. A. Moudood ◽  
M. A. Maleque ◽  
M. Hazza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Electro Discharge Machining

scholarly journals Tool Wear Rate Prediction by using Optimization Techniques

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1271-1277
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Tungsten Carbides ◽  
Electro Discharge Machining ◽  
Pulse On Time

Electro discharge machining is a non-traditional machining process used for machining hard-to-machine materials, such as various grades of titanium alloys, heat-treated alloy steels, composites, tungsten carbides, and so forth. These materials are hard to machine with customary machining procedures like drilling, milling and hence electro-discharge machining is used to machine such materials to get better quality and efficiency. These materials are generally utilized in current industries like die making industries, aeronautics, nuclear industries, and medical fields. This type of machining is thermalbased, and machining takes place due to repetitive electric sparks that generate between workpiece and tool. Both tools and workpieces are inundated in a dielectric liquid, which has two primary functions. In the first place, it behaves like a medium between the work metal and the tool. Second, it is a flushing agent to expel the machined metal from the machined zone. Machining parameters like a pulse on time, current, wire feed the tool and gap voltage affect the output responses like surface roughness and material removal rate. The material removal rate is a significant parameter that determines machining efficiency. Surface roughness is also a vital parameter that decides machining quality. A lot of research has been conducted to determine the optimum parameters for obtaining the best results. In the present work, a comprehensive review of different types of EDM and the effect of various machining parameters on the surface roughness, material removal rate, and other response parameters has been done.

scholarly journals Parametric Modelling and Multi-Objective Optimization of Electro Discharge Machining Process Parameters for Sustainable Production

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Misbah Niamat ◽  
Shoaib Sarfraz ◽  
Wasim Ahmad ◽  
Essam Shehab ◽  
Konstantinos Salonitis
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Wear Rate ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Electrode Wear ◽  
Multi Objective Optimization ◽  
Electro Discharge Machining ◽  
Pulse On Time

Electro Discharge Machining (EDM) can be an element of a sustainable manufacturing system. In the present study, the sustainability implications of EDM of special-purpose steels are investigated. The machining quality (minimum surface roughness), productivity (material removal rate) improvement and cost (electrode wear rate) minimization are considered. The influence and correlation of the three most important machining parameters including pulse on time, current and pulse off time have been investigated on sustainable production. Empirical models have been established based on response surface methodology for material removal rate, electrode wear rate and surface roughness. The investigation, validation and deeper insights of developed models have been performed using ANOVA, validation experiments and microstructure analysis respectively. Pulse on time and current both appeared as the prominent process parameters having a significant influence on all three measured performance metrics. Multi-objective optimization has been performed in order to achieve sustainability by establishing a compromise between minimum quality, minimum cost and maximum productivity. Sustainability contour plots have been developed to select suitable desirability. The sustainability results indicated that a high level of 75.5% sustainable desirability can be achieved for AISI L3 tool steel. The developed models can be practiced on the shop floor practically to attain a certain desirability appropriate for particular machine limits.

Comparison of Conventional, Powder Mixed, and Ultrasonic Assisted EDM by Phenomenological Reasoning

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-44
Author(s):  
R. Rajeswari ◽  
M.S. Shunmugam
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Electro Discharge Machining ◽  
Complex Shapes ◽  
Ultrasonic Assisted ◽  
Ultrasonic Assisted Edm ◽  
Edm Process

Electro-discharge machining (EDM) is widely used in industries for machining complex shapes and difficult-to-machine materials that are conductive. In the present work, performance of conventional die-sinking EDM process is compared with powder mixed and ultrasonic assisted processes in machining of D3 steel. Using different sets of parameters for rough and finish ED machining, material removal rate and surface roughness are obtained experimentally. The influences of the parameters on material removal rate and surface roughness are presented on the basis of phenomenological reasoning. The results are discussed and suitable recommendations for the practitioners are included.

scholarly journals Modeling of Material Removal Rate and Surface Roughness Generated during Electro-Discharge Machining

Machines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Razeghiyadaki ◽  
Carlo Molardi ◽  
Didier Talamona ◽  
Asma Perveen
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Electrical Discharge Machining ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Rectangular Domain ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Electro Discharge Machining ◽  
Residual Heat

This study reports on the numerical model development for the prediction of the material removal rate and surface roughness generated during electrical discharge machining (EDM). A simplified 2D numerical heat conduction equation along with additional assumptions, such as heat effect from previously generated crater on a subsequent crater and instantaneous evaporation of the workpiece, are considered. For the material removal rate, an axisymmetric rectangular domain was utilized, while for the surface roughness, a rectangular domain where every discharge resides at the end of previous crater was considered. Simulated results obtained by solving the heat equation based on a finite element scheme suggested that results are more realistic by considering instantaneous evaporation of the material from the workpiece and the effect of residual heat generated from each spark. Good agreement between our model and previously published data validated the newly proposed models and demonstrate that instantaneous evaporation, as well as residual heat, provide more realistic predictions of the EDM process.

Effects of Process Parameters on Surface Roughness and MRR in the hard turning of EN 36 steel

2018 ◽  
pp. 102-110
Author(s):  
Amritpal Singh ◽  
Rakesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Hard Turning ◽  
Control Parameter ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Cutting Condition ◽  
Dry Cutting

In the present study, Experimental investigation of the effects of various cutting parameters on the response parameters in the hard turning of EN36 steel under the dry cutting condition is done. The input control parameters selected for the present work was the cutting speed, feed and depth of cut. The objective of the present work is to minimize the surface roughness to obtain better surface finish and maximization of material removal rate for better productivity. The design of experiments was done with the help of Taguchi L9 orthogonal array. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to find out the significance of the input parameters on the response parameters. Percentage contribution for each control parameter was calculated using ANOVA with 95 % confidence value. From results, it was observed that feed is the most significant factor for surface roughness and the depth of cut is the most significant control parameter for Material removal rate.

Effect of SiC-Cu Electrode on Material Removal Rate, Tool Wear and Surface Roughness in EDM Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (9A) ◽  
pp. 1406-1413
Author(s):  
Yousif Q. Laibia ◽  
Saad K. Shather
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Tool Wear ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Electrical Discharge Machining ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
304 Stainless Steel ◽  
Tool Electrode ◽  
Pulse Time ◽  
Edm Process

Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is one of the most common non-traditional processes for the manufacture of high precision parts and complex shapes. The EDM process depends on the heat energy between the work material and the tool electrode. This study focused on the material removal rate (MRR), the surface roughness, and tool wear in a 304 stainless steel EDM. The composite electrode consisted of copper (Cu) and silicon carbide (SiC). The current effects imposed on the working material, as well as the pulses that change over time during the experiment. When the current used is (8, 5, 3, 2, 1.5) A, the pulse time used is (12, 25) μs and the size of the space used is (1) mm. Optimum surface roughness under a current of 1.5 A and the pulse time of 25 μs with a maximum MRR of 8 A and the pulse duration of 25 μs.

Enhancement of EDM Performance by Using Copper-Silver Composite Electrode

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (9A) ◽  
pp. 1352-1358
Author(s):  
Saad K. Shather ◽  
Abbas A. Ibrahim ◽  
Zainab H. Mohsein ◽  
Omar H. Hassoon
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Composite Electrode ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Pure Copper ◽  
High Speed Steel ◽  
Pulse On Time ◽  
Pulse Off Time

Discharge Machining is a non-traditional machining technique and usually applied for hard metals and complex shapes that difficult to machining in the traditional cutting process. This process depends on different parameters that can affect the material removal rate and surface roughness. The electrode material is one of the important parameters in Electro –Discharge Machining (EDM). In this paper, the experimental work carried out by using a composite material electrode and the workpiece material from a high-speed steel plate. The cutting conditions: current (10 Amps, 12 Amps, 14 Amps), pulse on time (100 µs, 150 µs, 200 µs), pulse off time 25 µs, casting technique has been carried out to prepare the composite electrodes copper-sliver. The experimental results showed that Copper-Sliver (weight ratio70:30) gives better results than commonly electrode copper, Material Removal Rate (MRR) Copper-Sliver composite electrode reach to 0.225 gm/min higher than the pure Copper electrode. The lower value of the tool wear rate achieved with the composite electrode is 0.0001 gm/min. The surface roughness of the workpiece improved with a composite electrode compared with the pure electrode.

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