A new method for machining of electrically nonconductive workpieces using electric discharge machining technique

Machining Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-207

  Kucukturk, Gokhan ^a   Cogun, Can ^b  

^a SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF TURKEY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

conductive layer; ED machining of nonconductive ceramics; graphite powder; material removal rate; thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE LAYER; ED MACHINING OF NONCONDUCTIVE CERAMICS; GRAPHITE POWDER; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; GRAPHITE; MICROSCOPES; PHOTOGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 77955649689     PISSN: 10910344     EISSN: 15322483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10910344.2010.500497     Document Type: Article

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