Electroforming of rapid prototyping mandrels for electro-discharge machining electrodes

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 186-196

  Rennie, Allan E W ^a   Bocking, Chris E ^a   Bennett, Graham R ^a  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; JETS; MACHINING; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

MANDRELS;

ELECTROFORMING;

EID: 0035282039     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(00)00878-5     Document Type: Article

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