Comparative Analysis of Stationary and Rotary Electrode on Dry EDM in Machining of Hastelloy C276

Abstract:

Dry EDM is a variation of the standard EDM method in which the liquid dielectric is replaced with a gaseous medium during the machining process. This paper presents comparative analysis of stationary and rotary electrode on Dry EDM in machining of Hastelloy C276 using copper EC grade rod as electrode and air as dielectric medium. Solid cylindrical (stationary and rotary) tool electrodes are used, and high-velocity gas is fed between the electrode and the workpiece through it into the discharge gap. The high-velocity gas flow into the gap assists debris clearance and reduces tool and workpiece overheating at the discharge areas. The dry EDM technique is currently known to have reduced tool wear, a smaller discharge gap, fewer residual stresses, a smaller white layer, and a smaller heat-affected zone, in addition to being ecologically friendly. To improve response factors such as material removal rate (MRR), surface roughness (Ra), and tool wear rate (TWR), Taguchi's L9 orthogonal array approach is utilised to design the trials and study the effects of different process parameters. Discharge current (I), pulse on time (Ton), Voltage (V), pressure (P), and tool rotational speed (N) were the varied input parameters. It is observed that the rotary electrode gives better MRR compared to stationary. The analysis of results show that current (I), pulse on time (Ton) and pulse off time (Toff) are the dominant factors that influence MRR and EWR.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 933)
• Pages: 88-96
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-6g8ft1
• Online since: October 2022
• Authors: Ganesh Dongre, Ravi Abhiman Raut*, Apurva Kulkarni, Sudhanshu Nikalje, Sayali Nehul, Madhav Mokashi, Rutuja Nevlikar, Sanket Nikam
• Keywords: Dry EDM, EWR, Hastelloy, MRR, Rotary Electrode, Stationary Electrode

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