Two-Phase Parameter Design for the Optimisation of the Electrical-Discharge Machining Process Using a Taguchi Dynamic Experiment

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1005-1014

  Tzeng, Y F ^a   Chiu, N H ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electrical discharge; Electrical discharge machining (EDM); Optimisation; Quality characteristic; Taguchi dynamic method

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; POLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL;

TAGUCHI DYNAMIC EXPERIMENT;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING;

EID: 0141903194     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-002-1423-y     Document Type: Article

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