Material removal rate and electrode wear ratio study on the powder mixed electrical discharge machining of cobalt-bonded tungsten carbide

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 95-104

  Kung, Kuang Yuan ^a   Horng, Jenn Tsong ^b   Chiang, Ko Ta ^b  

^a NANYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b HSIUPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrode wear ratio; Material removal rate; Powder mixed EDM; Response surface methodology; Tungsten carbide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM POWDERS; CEMENTED TUNGSTEN CARBIDES; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; CONCENTRATION OF; DIELECTRIC FLUIDS; DISCHARGE CURRENTS; ELECTRODE WEAR RATIO; ENERGY DISPERSIONS; GRAIN SIZES; HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTINGS; MACHINABILITY EVALUATIONS; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; POWDER MIXED EDM; POWDER MIXED ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; PULSE-ON-TIME; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SINGLE INPUTS; SQUEEZE CASTINGS;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COBALT; DIE CASTING; DIE CASTINGS; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; FINISHING; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; LIGHTNING; MATERIALS; METAL CASTING; METAL FORMING; METAL RECOVERY; MICROMACHINING; POWDER METALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TUNGSTEN; UPSETTING (FORMING);

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 65049085032     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-007-1307-2     Document Type: Article

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