Some investigations into the electric discharge machining of hardened tool steel using different electrode materials

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 272-277

  Singh, Shankar ^a   Maheshwari, S ^a   Pandey, P C ^b  

^a NETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Diameteral overcut; EDM; Electrode material; Electrode wear surface roughness; MRR

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COPPER; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRODES; HARDENING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TUNGSTEN; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

DIMATERIAL OVERCUT; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; ELECTRODE WEAR SURFACE ROUGHNESS; ELECTRODISCHARGE MACHINING (EDM); MRR;

TOOL STEEL;

EID: 2942511508     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2003.11.046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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