Surface modification of C40 steel using WC-Cu P/M green compact electrodes in EDM

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 83-98

  Patowari, Promod K ^a   Mishra, Upendra K ^b   Saha, Partha ^c   Mishra, Prasanta K ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SILCHAR   (India)

^b TATA MOTORS LTD   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d Department of Instrumentation & Control Engineering   (India)

Author keywords

EDM; Electrical discharge machining; P M; Powder metallurgy; Surface modification; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; POWDER METALLURGY; POWDERS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TAGUCHI METHODS;

COMPACTION PRESSURE; DIELECTRIC FLUID; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; EVALUATION CRITERIA; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; P/M (POWDER METALLURGY);

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING;

EID: 77955185187     PISSN: 13682148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMTM.2010.034288     Document Type: Article

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