Investigation of wire electrical discharge machining of thin cross-sections and compliant mechanisms

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1717-1725

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanism; Material removal rate; Wire EDM

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CUTTING; ELECTROSTATICS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM; WIRE;

COMPLAINT MECHANISMS; ELECTROSTATIC STRESSES; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATES; WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING (EDM);

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING;

EID: 25144517713     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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