Optimization of Cutting Conditions of YG15 on Finish Cutting in WEDM Based on Taguchi Method

Abstract:

Wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) is extensively used in the mold, instrument and manufacturing industries, and rough cutting operation in WEDM is treated as a challenging process because improvement of more than one machining performance measures viz. metal removal rate (MRR), roughness (Ra) are sought to obtain a precision work. In this paper, first of all, a set of Taguchi experiment (L₁₈ 2¹×3⁴) is carried out based on the Taguchi method. Secondly, two groups of ANOM are completed to obtain the influence trends of each parameters on material removal rate (MRR) and roughness (Ra), respectively. Eventually, three groups of best process parameters combination are acquired to meet high material removal rate (MRR) and low roughness (Ra) simultaneously, it can provide guiding significance to actual machining process.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 887-888)
• Pages: 1195-1199
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.887-888.1195
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Zhi Chen, Zhen Zhang, Wu Yi Ming, Hao Huang*
• Keywords: ANOM, Optimization, Taguchi Experiment, WEDM, YG 15

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