Performance Study on Copper Coated Tool Using Powder Mixed EDM of Monel 400

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The Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) is one of the most widely used new techniques to machining. In this work the literature available for improving the performance measures of EDM by using suspended powders in a dielectric medium. The Powder Mixed EDM (PMEDM) is improving the material removal rate, reducing the tool wear rate and improving the surface quality of the work piece. In this work the Monel 400 has been chosen as the work material and copper coated tool as an electrode, kerosene-servotherm as dielectric fluid and silicon, graphite as suspended powders in dielectric. EDS analysis and surface topography studies are carried out to identify the performance of the tool.

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