Electric discharge milling of insulating ceramics

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 361-366

  Liu, Y H ^a   Ji, R J ^a   Li, X P ^a   Yu, L L ^a   Zhang, H F ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Electric discharge machining; Electric discharge milling; Insulating ceramics

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC TOOLS; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; COPPER; CUBIC BORON NITRIDE; DIAMONDS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUIDICS; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); MACHINING; METALLIZING; MICROMACHINING; MILLING (MACHINING); NITRIDES; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PIGMENTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACES; WATER RECYCLING; WELL STIMULATION;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; (E ,3E) PROCESS; ASSISTING ELECTRODE; BORN NITRIDE; CONVENTIONAL MACHINING; COPPER SHEETS; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE GRINDING (EDG); ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING (EDM); ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; INSULATING CERAMICS; LABOUR INTENSIVE; LARGE SURFACE AREA; LOWER COST; NEW PROCESSES; NON-CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; PEAK CURRENTS; POLY-CRYSTALLINE DIAMOND (PCD); PROCESS PERFORMANCE; PULSE ON TIME; TOOL ELECTRODES; WATER-BASED; WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING (WEDM); WORK-PIECE (WP);

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 45749136732     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM970     Document Type: Article

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