Determination of material removal rate in wire electro-discharge machining of metal matrix composites using dimensional analysis

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 5-8, 2010, Pages 599-610

  Patil, Nilesh Ganpatrao ^a   Brahmankar, P K ^a  

^a DR BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dimensional analysis; Metal matrix composites; Semi empirical model; Wire electro discharge machining

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM MATRIX COMPOSITES; COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL MODEL; GAP VOLTAGE; MACHINING PARAMETERS; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; MODEL PREDICTION; NON-LINEAR ESTIMATION; PULSE ON-TIME; QUASI-NEWTON; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SEMIEMPIRICAL MODELS; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; WIRE ELECTRO-DISCHARGE MACHINING; WORK MATERIAL; WORK PIECES;

MACHINING; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; METAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMAL EXPANSION; WIRE;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 78650173905     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-010-2633-3     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. KH Ho ST Newman 2004 State of the art in wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) Int J Mach Tools Manuf 44 1247 1259 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2004. 04.017
2. McGeough JA (1988) Electrodischarge machining. Advanced methods of machining. Chapman & Hall, London, p 130
3. F Altpeter R Perez 2004 Relevant topics in wire electrical discharge control J Mater Process Technol 149 147 151 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2003.10.033
4. MR Patel MA Barrufet PhT Eubank DD Dibitonto 1989 Theoretical models of the electrical discharge machining process-II: the anode erosion model J Appl Physi 66 9 4104 4111 10.1063/1.343995
5. Erden A, Kaftanoglou B (1981) Heat transfer modelling of electric discharge machining. Proceedings of the 21st International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference, Swansea, pp 351-358 (Pubitemid 12496619)
6. R Snoeys WL Van Dijck 1972 Plasma channel diameter growth affects stock removal in EDM CIRP Ann 21 1 39 40
7. ST Jilani PC Pandey 1982 Analysis and modelling of EDM parameters Precis Eng 4 4 215 221 10.1016/0141-6359(82)90011-3 (Pubitemid 13520744)
8. A Erden M Kogmen 1995 Comparison of mathematical models for electric discharge machining J Mater Process Manuf Sci 4 163 176
9. SH Yeo W Kurnia PC Tan 2008 Critical assessment and numerical comparison of electro-thermal modes in EDM J Mater Process Technol 203 241 251 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.10.026 (Pubitemid 351697692)
10. A Singh A Ghosh 1999 A thermo-electric model of material removal during electric discharge machining Int J Mach Tools Manuf 39 669 682 10.1016/S0890-6955(98)00047-9
11. G Spur J Schonbeck 1993 Anode erosion in wire-EDM-A theoretical model CIRP Ann 42 1 253 256 10.1016/S0007-8506(07)62437-8
12. F Han J Jiang D Yu 2007 Influence of discharge current on machined surfaces by thermo-analysis in finish cut WEDM Int J Mach Tools Manuf 47 7-8 1187 1196 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2006.08.024 (Pubitemid 46413687)
13. F Han J Jiang D Yu 2007 Influence of machining parameters on surface roughness in finish cut of WEDM Int J Adv Manuf Technol 34 538 546 10.1007/s00170-006-0629-9 (Pubitemid 47326517)
14. D Scot KP Rajurkar 1991 Analysis and optimization of parameter combinations in wire electrical discharge machining Int J Prod Res 29 11 2189 2207 10.1080/00207549108948078
15. YS Tarng 1995 Determination of Optimal cutting parameters in wire electrical discharge machining Int J Mach Tools Manuf 135 12 1693 1701 10.1016/0890-6955(95)00019-T
16. YS Liao JT Huang HC Su 1997 A study on machining-parameters optimization of wire electrical discharge machining J Mater Process Technol 71 487 493 10.1016/S0924-0136(97)00117-9
17. TA Spedding ZQ Wang 1997 Study on modelling of wire EDM process J Mater Process Technol 69 18 28 10.1016/S0924-0136(96)00033-7
18. Clyne TW, Whithers PJ (1992) An introduction to metal matrix composites. Cambridge University Press, London
19. S Kannan HA Kishawy 2006 Surface characteristics of machined aluminium metal matrix composites Int J Mach Tools Manuf 46 15 2017 2025 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2006.01.003 (Pubitemid 44442811)
20. Hung NP, Loh NN, Venkatesh VC (1999) Machining of metal matrix composites. Machining of ceramics and composites. Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York, pp 295-298
21. GA Chadwick PJ Heath 1990 Machining metal matrix composites Metal Mater 6 73 76
22. PJ Heath 2001 Developments in applications of PCD tooling J Mater Process Technol 116 31 38 10.1016/S0924-0136(01)00837-8 (Pubitemid 32903885)
23. JP Davim 2002 Diamond tool performance in machining metal matrix composites J Mater Process Technol 128 100 105 10.1016/S0924-0136(02)00431-4
24. F Muller J Monaghan 2000 Non-conventional machining of particle reinforced metal matrix composite Int J Mach Tools Manuf 40 1351 1366 10.1016/S0890-6955(99)00121-2 (Pubitemid 30592192)
25. JW Liu TM Yue ZM Guo 2009 An analysis of the discharge mechanism in electrochemical discharge machining of particulate reinforced metal matrix composites Int J Mach Tools Manuf 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2009.09.004
26. TL Roux LH Wise DK Aspinwall 1993 The effect of electrical discharge machining on the surface integrity of an aluminium-silicon carbide metal matrix composite J Process Adv Mater 3 233 241
27. M Ramulu M Taya 1989 EDM machinability of SiCw/Al composites J Mater Sci 24 1103 1108 10.1007/BF01148805
28. NP Hung LJ Yang KW Leong 1994 Electrical discharge machining of cast metal matrix composites J Mater Process Technol 44 229 236 10.1016/0924-0136(94) 90435-9
29. NG Patil PK Brahmankar 2006 Some investigations into wire electro-discharge machining performance of Al/SiCp composites Int J Mach Mach Mater 1 4 412 431
30. NG Patil PK Brahmankar 2009 Some studies into wire electro-discharge machining of alumina-particulate reinforced aluminium matrix composites Int J Adv Manuf Technol 10.1007/s00170-009-2291-5
31. 3 particle and short fiber reinforced aluminum based composites Mater Sci Technol 12 831 835 (Pubitemid 126471554)
32. A Gatto L Iuliano 1997 Cutting mechanisms and surface features of wed machined metal matrix composites J Mater Process Technol 65 209 214 10.1016/S0924-0136(96)02264-9
33. M Rozenek J Kozak 2001 Electric discharge characteristics of metal matrix composites J Mater Process Technol 109 367 370 10.1016/S0924-0136(00)00823-2 (Pubitemid 32092585)
34. 3p/6061Al composites Int J Mach Tools Manuf 45 3 251 259 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2004.08.015
35. WS Lau TM Yue TC Lee WB Lee 1995 Un-conventional machining of composite materials J Mater Process Technol 48 199 205 10.1016/0924-0136(94)01650-P
36. Ko-Ta Chiang Fu-Ping Chang 2006 Optimization of the wedm process of particle-reinforced material with multiple performance characteristics using grey relational analysis J Mater Process Technol 180 96 101 10.1016/j. jmatprotec.2006.05.008 (Pubitemid 44301843)
37. p composites J Mater Process Technol 194 24 29 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.03.121
38. R Karthikeyan PR Lakshmi Narayan RS Naagarazan 1999 Mathematical modelling for electric discharge machining of aluminium-silicon carbide particulate composites J Mater Process Technol 87 59 63 10.1016/S0924-0136(98) 00332-X
39. p composites J Form Mach Technol 1 113 128
40. P Cichosz P Karloszak 2008 Sinker electrical discharge machining of aluminium matrix composites Mater Sci (Poland) 26 3 547 554
41. Montgomery DC (2001) Design and analysis of experiments. Wiley, New York
42. GE Box JS Hunter 1957 Multifactor experimental designs Ann Math Stat 28 195 241 0080.35901 10.1214/aoms/1177707047 85679
43. Myers RH, Montgomery DC (1995) Response surface methodology: process and product optimization using designed experiments. Wiley, New York
44. Langhaar HL (1957) Dimensional analysis and theory of models. Wiley, New York
45. AM Gadalla W Tsai 1989 Machining of WC-Co composites Adv Mater Manuf Process 4 3 411 423 10.1080/10426918908956301
46. AM Gadalla W Tsai 1989 Electrical discharge machining of tungsten carbide-cobalt composites J Am Ceram Soc 72 8 1396 1401 10.1111/j.1151-2916. 1989.tb07660.x
47. Patil NG, Brahmankar PK (2008) Some investigations into surface characteristics of wire electro-discharge machined metal matrix composites. Proceedings of the 2nd International & 23rd All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference, pp 747-752
48. Perez R, Carron J, Rappaz M, Walder G, Rewaz B, Flukiger R (2007) Measurement and metallurgical modelling of the thermal impact of EDM discharges on steel. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Electromachining, ISEM-XV: 17-22