The effect in EDM of a dielectric of a urea solution in water on modifying the surface of titanium

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 194-200

  Yan, Biing Hwa ^a   Tsai, Hsien Chung ^a   Huang, Fuang Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dielectric; Electric discharge machining (EDM); Material removal rate (MRR); Surface modification; Surface roughness; Urea

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRODES; NITROGEN; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM; UREA; WEAR RESISTANCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CRYOGENIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRODE WEAR RATES (EWR); MATERIAL REMOVAL RATES (MRR); SURFACE PRECISION;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 8344247637     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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