Optimization of electrodischarge machining parameters on ZrO2 ceramic using the Taguchi method

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

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-205

  Chen, Y F ^a   Lin, Y J ^a   Lin, Y C ^a   Chen, S L ^b   Hsu, L R ^c  

^a NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG CHOU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrode wear rate; Electrodischarge machining; Material removal rate; Non conductive ceramics; Surface roughness; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE CERAMICS; ELECTRO DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRODE WEAR; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; NON-CONDUCTIVE CERAMICS;

ALUMINUM FOIL; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; MACHINING CENTERS; METAL ANALYSIS; MICROMACHINING; OPTIMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TAGUCHI METHODS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 77649102373     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM1437     Document Type: Article

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