Influence of the composition of WC-based cermets on the manufacturability by Wire-EDM

Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME

Volumn 32, Issue , 2004, Pages 407-414

  Lauwers, Bert ^a   Liu, Weidong ^a   Eeraerts, Wesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cermet; Cutting Rate; Wire EDM

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MACHINING; MANUFACTURE; MELTING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WEAR RESISTANCE; WIRE PRODUCTS;

CUTTING RATE; MATERIAL REMOVAL MECHANISM; WC-BASED CERMETS; WIRE-EDM;

CERMETS;

EID: 10044265236     PISSN: 10473025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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