Workpiece surface modification using electrical discharge machining

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-128

  Simao, J ^a   Lee, H G ^a   Aspinwall, D K ^a   Dewes, R C ^a   Aspinwall, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EDM; EDT; Powder metallurgy; Surface alloying; Texturing

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; POWDER METALLURGY;

POWDER METALLURGY (PM) TOOL ELECTRODES;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING;

EID: 0037210557     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(02)00187-6     Document Type: Article

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