Effect of Ultrasonic EDM on Machinability of Coarse PCD

Abstract:

For a purpose to improve electric discharge machinability of PCD composed of coarse (25μm) diamond particles, which has been thought to be extremely difficult to EDM, in this study, a method (US-EDM) to give an ultrasonic vibration to an electrode in axial direction, flexural direction and complex direction that couples axial and flexural directions was attempted. As a result, it was found that EDM efficiency could be improved to 6 times higher (0.065mm³/min) than a standard efficiency (0.011mm³/min) obtained in machining conventional PCD (C-PCD) and the electrode wear could be reduced to 1/2 by giving vibrations to the electrode in axial direction (frequency f=28kHz, amplitude δ=18μm). Further, this method (US-EDM) was applied also to a new PCD (EC-PCD) composed of electrically conductive diamond particles. As a result, it was made clear that EDM efficiency could be improved to 0.22mm³/min. This value is equivalent to approximately 5 times higher efficiency obtained in the machining of ordinary die steel and cemented carbide materials.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 797)
• Pages: 362-367
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.797.362
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Manabu Iwai, Shinichi Ninomiya, Zhi Rong Zhou, Kiyoshi Suzuki
• Keywords: Copper Electrode, EDM, Electrically Conductive PCD, Electrode Wear, Material Removal Rate (MRR), Ultrasonic Vibration

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