Surface roughness model for micro electrical discharge machining

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

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-287

  Kurnia, W ^a   Tan, P C ^a   Yeo, S H ^a   Tan, Q P ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrothermal model; Micro electrical discharge machining; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ERRORS; CRATER GEOMETRY; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTROTHERMAL MODEL; MACHINING PROCESS; MICRO EDM; MICRO-ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; MODEL FORMULATION; PREDICTION MODEL; SURFACE FINISHES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS MODEL; THEORETICAL RESULT; WORK PIECES;

DEBRIS; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL ANALYSIS; MICROMACHINING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING;

EID: 68349128139     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM1188     Document Type: Article

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