Electrical discharge surface alloying of Ti and Fe workpiece materials using refractory powder compact electrodes and Cu wire

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 151-156

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical discharge machining (EDM); Surface alloying; Texture

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COPPER; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; HARDNESS; IRON; POWDER METALS; STEEL; SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM; WIRE;

COPPER WIRE; DIE SINK MACHINING; DIELECTRIC FLUID; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE SURFACE ALLOYING; REFRACTORY POWDER COMPACT ELECTRODES;

ALLOYING;

EID: 0042343672     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-8506(07)60553-8     Document Type: Article

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