Research on Tool Wear Rate of Powder Mixed near Dry Electrical Discharge Machining

Abstract:

Powder mixed near dry electrical discharge machining (PMND-EDM) is one of the novel EDM processes, which uses gas-liquid-powder mixture as the dielectric medium. The tool wear rate (TWR) in PMND-EDM is researched based on single factor experiments. Effects of process parameters, such as peak current, pulse on time, pulse off time, flow rate, powder concentration, tool rotational speed and air pressure, on TWR are found out. TWR increases with the increase of peak current. TWR decreases with increasing of pulse on time. TWR increases firstly and then decreases while pulse off time increases. Increase of flow rate results in the increase of TWR. With the increase of powder concentration, TWR increases firstly and then decreases. Existence of tool rotation facilities decrease of TWR, however, further increase of rotational speed leads to increase of TWR. Increase of air pressure leads to lower TWR.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 652-654)
• Pages: 2222-2227
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.652-654.2222
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Xue Bai, Qin He Zhang, Ting Yi Yang, Jian Hua Zhang, Jing Tan
• Keywords: PMND-EDM, Three Phase Dielectric Medium, TWR, Variation Trend

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