Parametric optimization for surface roughness, kerf and MRR in wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) using Taguchi design of experiment

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2133-2141

  Ikram, Adeel ^a   Mufti, Nadeem Ahmad ^b   Saleem, Muhammad Qaiser ^b   Khan, Ahmed Raza ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c Rachna College of Engineering and Technology   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Kerf; MRR; Surface roughness; Taguchi method; Wire EDM

Indexed keywords

KERF; L18 ORTHOGONAL ARRAY; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; MRR; PARAMETRIC OPTIMIZATION; TAGUCHI DESIGN OF EXPERIMENT; WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; WIRE-EDM;

DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTS; TAGUCHI METHODS; TOOL STEEL; WIRE;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 84880396567     PISSN: 1738494X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12206-013-0526-8     Document Type: Article

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