Electrical discharge machining of functionally graded 15-35 Vol% SiC p/Al composites

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 479-487

  Seo, Y W ^a,b   Kim, D ^c   Ramulu, M ^b  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical discharge machining; Machinability; Metal matrix composites (SiCp Al MMC); Surface texture

Indexed keywords

COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ERROR ANALYSIS; MACHINABILITY; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PROFILOMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE (MRR); METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES (SICP/AL MMC); SUBSURFACE LAYERS; SURFACE TEXTURES;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 33745381061     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910500471482     Document Type: Article

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