Digraph and matrix method for the performance evaluation of carbide compacting die manufactured by wire EDM

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 5-8, 2011, Pages 579-591

  Jangra, Kamal ^a   Grover, Sandeep ^a   Aggarwal, Aman ^b  

^a YMCA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b MAHARAJA AGRASEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Die performance evaluation; Graph theory; Wire electrical discharge machining

Indexed keywords

COBALT CONCENTRATION; DIE GEOMETRY; DIE MANUFACTURING; DIE MATERIALS; DISCHARGE ENERGY; GRAPH THEORETIC APPROACH; INDEX VALUES; INFLUENCING FACTOR; MACHINING OPERATIONS; MATRIX METHODS; MATRIX MODEL; OFF TIME; PEAK CURRENTS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE INDICES; PROCESS OUTPUT; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RECAST LAYER; SERVO VOLTAGE; SMALL GRAIN SIZE; SURFACE CRATERS; SURFACE FINISHES; TAPER ANGLES; TOOL ELECTRODE; WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; WIRE-EDM; WORK MATERIAL; WORK PIECES;

CARBIDES; COBALT; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FINISHING; GRAPH THEORY; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINERY; MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACES; TOOLS; WIRE;

DIES;

EID: 79955649847     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-010-2956-0     Document Type: Article

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