Investigation of the spark cycle on material removal rate in wire electrical discharge machining of advanced materials

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 391-400

  Miller, Scott F ^a   Shih, Albert J ^a   Qu, Jun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical discharge machining; Material removal rate; Surface integrity

Indexed keywords

DIAMONDS; FOAMS; GRINDING WHEELS; MACHINING; MAGNETS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING;

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING (EDM); MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; SURFACE INTEGRITY;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING;

EID: 0347128516     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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