Influence of Process Parameters on Electrode Wear in Electrical Discharge Machining Cylindrical Shaped Parts

Abstract:

This paper introduces an optimization study on electrode wear when electrical discharge machining (EDM) cylindrical shaped parts made from 90CrSi. In the study, the experiments were performed and analyzed by using Taguchi method. The input parameters of the experiments were the pulse on time, the pulse off time, the current, and the server voltage. The effect of input parameters on the electrode wear were evaluated by analyzing variance. Also, the optimum values of the input parameter were proposed for getting the minimum electrode wear.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 853)
• Pages: 24-28
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.853.24
• Online since: July 2020
• Authors: Nguyen Van Cuong, Le Hong Ky, Tran Thi Hong, Tran Thanh Hoang, Nguyen Manh Cuong, Luu Anh Tung, Nguyen Thanh Tu, Vu Ngoc Pi*
• Keywords: Cylindrical Shaped Parts, EDM, Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrode Wear

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