EDM technology and strategy development for the manufacturing of complex parts in SiSiC

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 631-641

  Clijsters, S ^a   Liu, K ^a   Reynaerts, D ^a   Lauwers, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ceramic composite; Die sinking EDM; Electrical discharge machining; SiSiC

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC COMPOSITES; CERAMIC PROCESSING; COMPLEX PARTS; COMPLEX SHAPED COMPONENT; DEEP CAVITY; DIE-SINKING EDM; DISCHARGE CURRENTS; DISCHARGE DURATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENGINEERING CERAMIC; FREE SI; GAP VOLTAGE; LOWER ENERGIES; MACHINING PERFORMANCE; MACHINING STRATEGY; MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS; MATERIAL REMOVAL MECHANISMS; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; MATRIX; STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT; SURFACE INTEGRITY; SURFACE QUALITIES; TOOL WEAR RATIO; WEAR AND CORROSION RESISTANCE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROMACHINING; POWDER METALLURGY; SILICON CARBIDE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

SURFACES;

EID: 74149093850     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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