Experimental Investigation and Parameter Optimization of Micro Holes Machining on Ti-6Al-4V Alloy

Abstract:

This paper presents an experimental study on the diametrical overcut and taper obtained during the machining of micro holes by electro-discharge machining (EDM). Many trials were taken by machining a 2.0 mm electrolytic copper rod to 0.50 mm under various conditions to analyse the effect of process parameters by wire electric discharge grinding process (WEDG). The optimum process parameters were determined by Taguchi’s method. Then a set of electrodes were produced with the determined optimum process parameters and were used to machine micro holes on Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The diameters of the holes were measured and the effects of various parameters were analysed for the variation in taper and diametrical overcut. The experimental results were analysed using analysis of variance approach.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 813-814)
• Pages: 332-336
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.813-814.332
• Online since: November 2015
• Authors: R.A. Aravind, Shivakumar Ganesh, Syed Mohammed Yasir, G. Madhan Mohan, Vijayan Krishnaraj, Madhavadev Parthiban
• Keywords: Micro Electrodes, Micro Holes, Optimum Process Parameters, Over Cut, Taper, WEDG

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