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Vol.12(10) (2021)

  • A Review on Wire Electrical Discharge Machining of Advanced Conductive Materials

    Md Ehsan Asgar (School of Information, Communication and Technology (USICT)Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, 110078, INDIA),
    Ajay Kumar Singh Singholi (Mechanical and Automation Engineering Department, GB Pant Government Engineering College, New Delhi, 110020, INDIA).

    Disciplinary: Advanced Manufacturing and Technology.

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    doi: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2021.206

    Keywords: Advanced materials; Wire EDM; Industry 4.0; Wire EDM Process optimization; EDM machine; Wire EDM Process development; Type of dielectric fluid flow; Components of wire EDM.

    Abstract
    The evolution of advanced engineering materials, including superalloys, metal matrices, and ceramics, has led to advancements in the area of material engineering. These materials are not easily machined due to their properties such as rigidity, strength, hardness, and durability, and they face limitations in smooth machining with conventional machining. Machining of these materials is successfully achieved by using a non-conventional approach to machining. Wire electrical discharge machining (wire EDM) is an approach being used to create and manufacture three-dimensional (3D) complex structures and geometry with high cutting speed to achieve higher efficiency and productivity, good surface quality, and better accuracy of these advanced engineering materials. The article illustrates the evolution of the wire EDM process with various wire electrodes for advanced materials with an emphasis on the most acceptable machining conditions. The material removal rate (MRR), surface roughness (SR), kerf thickness (Kw), and the surface characteristics acquired during the machining were taken into discussion. The literature of work published on wire EDM shows that the research is directed towards more recent aspects of wire EDM for advanced materials in the field of optimization.

    Paper ID: 12A10Q

    Cite this article:

    Asgar, M. E., and Singholi, A. K. S. (2021). A Review on Wire Electrical Discharge Machining of Advanced Conductive Materials. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 12(10), 12A10Q, 1-10. http://doi.org/10.14456/ITJEMAST.2021.206



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