Study of the effect of machining parameters on the machining characteristics in electrical discharge machining of Fe-Mn-Al alloy

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 905-916

  Guu, Y H ^a   Chou, C Y ^a   Chiou, Su Tang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrical discharge machining; Electrode wear ratio; Fe Mn Al alloy; Material removal rate; Recast layer; Surface morphology; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; IRON ALLOYS; MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ELECTRODE WEAR RATIO; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; RECAST LAYER;

MACHINING;

EID: 31444439859     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AMP-200060412     Document Type: Article

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