Effect of EDM process parameters on 3D surface topography

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-164

  Ramasawmy, H ^a   Blunt, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electro discharge machining; Taguchi orthogonal array

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CORRELATION METHODS; DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MICROCRACKS; PRODUCTIVITY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TEXTURES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

PULSE DURATION; SURFACE TEXTURES; TAGUCHI ORTHOGONAL ARRAYS;

SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 2342640953     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00652-6     Document Type: Article

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