Feasibility study of electrical discharge machining for W/Cu composite

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 872-882

  Wang, Che Chung ^a   Lin, Yao Chien ^b  

^a SHIH CHIEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrical discharge machining; Heat affected zone; Surface integrity; Taguchi method; W Cu composite

Indexed keywords

ANOVA ANALYSIS; COOLING MATERIAL; DISCHARGE PHENOMENA; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRODE WEAR; ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAT CORROSION; LOAD VOLTAGES; MACHINE MANUFACTURING; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS; OPTIMAL PROCESSING; ORTHOGONAL TABLE; PEAK CURRENTS; PULSE DURATIONS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SURFACE INTEGRITY; SURFACE PROFILES; THERMAL PROCESSING; W/CU COMPOSITE; WORK PIECES;

CORROSION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL RECOVERY; PLANNING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TAGUCHI METHODS; TUNGSTEN;

SURFACES;

EID: 67649643799     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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