Modeling of surface roughness and the role of debris in micro-EDM

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 265-273

  Kiran, M P S Krishna ^a   Joshi, Suhas S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Debris inclusion; Micro EDM; Plasma; Single spark; Spark erosion; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASMAS; PROCESS CONTROL; SURFACE MICROMACHINING;

DEBRIS INCLUSION; PLASMA ENTHALPY; SPARK CAVITY; SPARK EROSION;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 34249875733     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2540683     Document Type: Article

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