Micro electro discharge machining of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)/Multi-Walled Carbon Nnotube (MWCNT) nanocomposites

Advanced Composites Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 115-123

  Wan, Yi ^a   Kim, Dave ^b   Park, Young Bin ^b   Joo, Sung Kwan ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hole quality; Material removal rate; Micro EDM; Multi walled carbon nanotube; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRODES; HOT PRESSING; MICROMACHINING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; POLYESTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; HOLE QUALITY; MATERIAL REMOVAL MECHANISMS; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; MICRO EDM; MICRO ELECTRO-DISCHARGE MACHINING; MICRO-ELECTRO-DISCHARGE MACHINING (MICRO-EDM); POLYMER-SOLVENT SOLUTIONS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 66449113930     PISSN: 09636935     EISSN: 2633366X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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