Influence of discharge energy on machining characteristics in EDM

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 173-179

  Gostimirovic, Marin ^a   Kovac, Pavel ^a   Sekulic, Milenko ^a   Skoric, Branko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Discharge energy; Electrical discharge machining; Gap distance; Material removal rate; Surface integrity

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE ENERGY; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; GAP DISTANCES; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; SURFACE INTEGRITY;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84855932898     PISSN: 1738494X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12206-011-0922-x     Document Type: Article

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