Relationship between EDM parameters and surface crack formation

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 676-683

  Lee, H T ^a   Tai, T Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crack formation; EDM; Residual stress; Surface roughness; White layer

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

SURFACE CRACK FORMATION;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 0141890027     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00688-5     Document Type: Article

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