Experimental study on green electrical discharge machining in tap water of Ti-6Al-4V and parameters optimization

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-4, 2014, Pages 469-475

  Tang, L ^a   Du, Y T ^a  

^a XI'AN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

EDM; Electrodewear rate; Grey relational analysis; Material removal rate; Orthogonal experiment; Surface roughness; Ti 6Al 4Valloy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TAGUCHI METHODS; TERNARY ALLOYS; TITANIUM ALLOYS; VANADIUM ALLOYS;

DIFFICULT TO MACHINE MATERIALS; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRODE WEAR RATIOS; GREY RELATIONAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; ORTHOGONAL EXPERIMENT; PARAMETERS OPTIMIZATION;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84895925301     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-013-5274-5     Document Type: Article

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