Effect of deep cryogenic treatment on machinability of titanium alloy (Ti-6246) in electric discharge drilling

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 378-385

  Gill, Simranpreet Singh ^a   Singh, Jagdev ^a  

^a BEANT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Deep cryogenic treatment; Electric discharge drilling; Overcut; Surface roughness; Ti 6246; Wear ratio

Indexed keywords

BLIND HOLES; COST EFFECTIVE; DEEP CRYOGENIC TREATMENT; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MACHINING PROCESS; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; OVERCUT; TOOL WEAR RATE; WEAR RATIO; WORK PIECES;

ALLOYS; CRYOGENICS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MACHINING; METAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TITANIUM;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 77953633808     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910903179914     Document Type: Article

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