Machining characteristics of titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) using a combination process of EDM with USM

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 171-177

  Lin, Yan Cherng ^a   Yan, Biing Hwa ^a   Chang, Yong Song ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVES; DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; MACHINING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ELECTRODISCHARGE MACHINING; ULTRASONIC MACHINING;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0034738947     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(00)00539-2     Document Type: Article

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