Influence of process parameters in electrical discharge machining on H13 die steel
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Date
2019-06
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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
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HELIYON;Volume: 5 Issue: 6
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Abstract
H13 die steel is characterized by its high hardness and need for special surface features that are obtained by nontraditional machining processes. Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is used to machine hard materials and to produce complicated shapes. In this work, different EDM process parameters are investigated on H13 die steel. Several experiments are conducted to study the effect of three process parameters: peak current (I-p), pulse on-time (T-on) and electrode material on the machining process of H13 die steel. The machining process is evaluated by material removal rate (MRR), electrode wear ratio (EWR%) and surface roughness (SR) as indicators of the process efficiency in terms of quality and cost. Taguchi method was used to investigate the significant effect of process parameters on the performance measurements and the optimal parameters of the EDM process. For analysis and explanations Minicab version 17 software was used. Different process parameters were experimentally investigated and statistically analyzed and the results showed that the copper electrode leads to the highest MRR and lowest EWR%; whereas the brass electrode leads to the lowest SR.
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Accession Number: WOS:000473818300108
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University for EDM, FINISH, THEORETICAL-MODELS, Taguchi method, Surface roughness, Electrode wear ratio, Material removal rate, Die-sinking EDM, Materials science, Mechanical engineering