Combined ultrasonic and electrical discharge machining of ceramic coated nickel alloy

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 92-93, Issue , 1999, Pages 323-328

  Thoe, T B ^a   Aspinwall, D K ^a   Killey, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MACHINING; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PLASMA SPRAYING; ULTRASONIC MACHINE TOOLS;

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; FORCE FEEDBACK; ULTRASONIC MACHINING; ULTRASONIC VIBRATION;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 0342298562     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(99)00117-X     Document Type: Article

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