scholarly journals Experimental Study on the Influence of Tool Electrode Material on Electrochemical Micromachining of 304 Stainless Steel

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2311
Author(s):  
Jianxiao Bian ◽  
Baoji Ma ◽  
Haihong Ai ◽  
Lijun Qi

Different cathode materials have different surface chemical components and machining capacities, which may finally result in different machining quality and machining efficiency of workpieces. In this paper, in order to investigate the influence of cathode materials on the electrochemical machining of thin-walled workpiece made of 304 stainless steel, five cylindrical electrodes are used as the target working cathodes of electrochemical machining to conduct experiments and research, including 45# steel, 304 stainless steel, aluminum alloy 6061, brass H62, and tungsten steel YK15. The stray current corrosion, taper, and material removal rate were used as the criteria to evaluate the drilling quality of efficiency of a thin-walled workpiece made of 304 stainless steel. The research results show that from the perspectives of stray current corrosion and taper, aluminum alloy 6061 is an optimal tool cathode, which should be used in the electrochemical machining of thin-walled workpieces made of 304 stainless steel; on the aspect of material removal rate, the 45# steel, 304 stainless steel, and aluminum alloy 6061 present close material removal rates, all of which are higher than that of brass H62 and tungsten steel YK15. Based on comprehensive consideration of both machining quality and machining efficiency, the aluminum alloy 6061 is the best option as the cathode tool in the electrochemical machining of thin-walled workpieces made of 304 stainless steel.

2014 ◽  
Vol 910 ◽  
pp. 61-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Wen Liu ◽  
Yong Zhong Wu

In wire electro-discharge machining with an extremely high travelling speed of wire electrode (WEDM-HS), the emulsion is used as working liquid. Because there exists a functional electrolyte, the EDM spark can operate under a relatively large spark gap size condition, and this would facilitate the removal of machined debris. An investigation has been made into the machining feasibility when WEDM-HS has been employed to process Al2O3particle reinforced aluminum alloy 6061 with 10-vol% Al2O3(10ALO). And the material removal rate (MRR) has been examined in this study. Since there are many factors that can influence the MRR in the WEDM-HS process, in order to determine which is the most important factor and to optimize the machining parameters, the relative importance of the various machining parameters on material removal rate was established by utilizing an orthogonal experimental analysis. The results of the analysis suggest that to achieve a high MRR for particulate reinforced aluminum 6061 with 10-vol% Al2O3, the duty cycle is the most influential factor among current, pulse duration and duty cycle. And the impact of the different factors follows the sequence of duty cycle > current > pulse duration.


2022 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 349-357
Author(s):  
Abbas Fadhil

Aluminum-based metallic matrix compounds are widely used in industrial and aircraft manufacturing due to their advanced characteristics, such as toughness and high strength resistance to weight ratio, etc. Silicon carbide is an important industrial ceramic and it is the fourth hardest ceramic after diamond, boron nitride, and boron carbide. Owing to its low fracture toughness, it is difficult to machine silicon carbide using traditional machining processes. Electrical discharge machine can machine such materials irrespective of their hardness. Aluminum alloy 6061 and 10% SiC based-metal matrix composite were used as a workpiece that was produced by stir casting. In the experimental investigation, pulse current Pc (10, 20, and 30 A), pulse on (Pon) duration (100, 150, and 200 ?sec), and pulse off (Poff) duration (6, 12, and 24 ?sec) were treated as the input variables. The output responses were surface roughness (SR) and material removal rate (MRR). The best value for surface roughness (Ra) reached (1.032 µm) at Pc (10 A), Pon duration (100 ?sec) and Poff (15 ?sec). Also, the best result for the productivity of the process (MRR) reached (69.49 × 10-3 g/min) at Pc (30 A) Pon, (200 ?sec) and (6 ?sec) Poff. Therefore, the experimental outcomes were optimized for surface roughnes and material removal rate by adding 10% SiC to aluminum alloy 6061. ABSTRAK: Sebatian matrik logam berasaskan aluminium telah digunakan secara meluas dalam industri pembuatan dan pesawat kerana ciri-cirinya yang canggih, seperti ketahanan dan daya rintangan yang tinggi kepada nisbah berat, dan lain-lain. Silikon karbida adalah seramik industri yang penting dan ia merupakan seramik keempat terkuat setelah berlian, boron nitrida dan boron karbida. Disebabkan ketahanan frakturnya yang rendah, adalah sukar bagi menghasilkan mesin silikon karbida menggunakan proses pemesinan tradisional. Mesin pelepasan elektrik mampu menghasilkan mesin menggunakan bahan tersebut tanpa mengira kekerasan. Aloi aluminium 6061 dan komposit matrik logam berasaskan SiC 10% telah digunakan sebagai bahan kerja yang terhasil melalui tuangan kacauan. Melalui penyelidikan eksperimen, detik arus Pc (10, 20, dan 30 A), detik hadir (Pon) berdurasi (100, 150, dan 200 ?sec), dan detik henti (Poff) berdurasi (6, 12, dan 24 ?sec) dirawat sebagai pemboleh ubah input. Respon pengeluaran adalah kekasaran permukaan (SR) dan kadar penyingkiran bahan (MRR). Nilai terbaik bagi kekasaran permukaan (Ra) telah mencapai (1.032 µm) pada Pc (10 A), berdurasi Pon (100 ?sec) dan Poff (15 ?sec). Tambahan, hasil terbaik bagi proses produktiviti (MRR) mencapai (69.49 × 10-3 g/min) pada Pc (30 A) Pon, (200 ?sec) dan (6 ?sec) Poff. Oleh itu, hasil eksperimen dioptimumkan bagi permukaan kasar dan kadar penyingkiran bahan dengan tambahan 10% SiC ke aloi aluminium 6061.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1027 ◽  
pp. 167-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Xiu Su ◽  
Jia Peng Chen ◽  
Hai Feng Cheng ◽  
Song Zhan Fan

In chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of ultra-thin stainless steel, the oxidant of polishing slurry determines the material removal rate (MRR). In this paper, the influences of oxidant in slurry on MRR and surface roughness have been studied in CMP of ultra-thin 304 stainless steel based on alumina (Al2O3) abrasive. The research results show that, in the same conditions, the MRR increases with the increase of the oxidant C and the oxidant B, the MRR decreases with the increase of the oxidant A and the MRR is max with the oxidant C. It indicated that the oxidant C has a large effect on MRR in CMP of the 304 stainless steel. The research results can provide the reference for studying the slurry in CMP of ultra-thin stainless steel.


2016 ◽  
Vol 861 ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Jian Xiu Su ◽  
Jia Peng Chen ◽  
Qing Li ◽  
Hong Quan Qin

Stainless steel will become one of the substrate materials used in flexible display. In this paper, the influence of the ferric chloride and the oxalic acid on the material removal rate (MRR) and surface roughness had been studied in the chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) 304 stainless steel. By analysis and research, the slurry ingredients based on the type of ferric chloride and oxalic acid had been obtained. The experimental results show that, the material removal rate reached more than 200nm/min. By the qualitative analysis on the phases of the surface material of 304 stainless steel using X-ray diffraction (XRD) after CMP, it is proved that the ferric chloride based slurry did not change the original phases and did not affect the performance of 304 stainless steel. The research results of this paper can provide the reference for the study the CMP slurry of 304 stainless steel.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (9A) ◽  
pp. 1406-1413
Author(s):  
Yousif Q. Laibia ◽  
Saad K. Shather

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.


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