Investigation on mass transfer and dissolution localization of wire electrochemical machining using vibratory ribbed wire tools

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 597-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianghe Zou ◽  
Xiaolong Fang ◽  
Mi Chen ◽  
Di Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Electrochemical Machining ◽  
Wire Electrochemical Machining

Enhancement of mass transport in micro wire electrochemical machining

CIRP Annals ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-Bin Zeng ◽  
Qia Yu ◽  
Shao-Hua Wang ◽  
Di Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transport ◽  
Electrochemical Machining ◽  
Wire Electrochemical Machining

Research of High Efficiency Combined Wire Electrochemical Machining Technology and its Application

2011 ◽  
Vol 314-316 ◽  
pp. 1015-1019
Author(s):  
He Wu ◽  
Shu Hong Xiao ◽  
Qing Guo Li ◽  
Yong Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Metal Cutting ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Electrochemical Machining ◽  
Main Process ◽  
Wire Electrode ◽  
Composite Wire ◽  
Cutting Efficiency ◽  
Coated Wire ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
Wire Electrochemical Machining

In view of major problems for the current metal cutting technology, a combined sand coated wire electrochemical machining technology is introduced. This method uses porous silicon carbide coated in metal wire electrode for grinding and electrolytic machining, which has both wire electrolytic and sand wire grinding characteristics, and greatly improves the cutting efficiency. The composite wire electrochemical cutting technology principle is analyzed. The method for determining the main process parameters is presented, and the effectiveness of its application in thin-walled metal pipe cutting is validated.

scholarly journals (ECS 233rd) Multiphysics Modeling of Surface Finishing Performance in Pulsed-Waveform Electrochemical Machining

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Skinn ◽  
Tim Hall ◽  
Jennings E. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Current Distribution ◽  
Surface Finish ◽  
Boundary Layer Thickness ◽  
Electrochemical Machining ◽  
Pulse Plating ◽  
Surface Finishing ◽  
Local Surface

Electrochemical machining (ECM) is a manufacturing technology that allows metal to be precisely removed by electrochemical oxidation and dissolution into an electrolyte solution. ECM is suited for machining parts fabricated from “difficult to cut” materials and/or parts with complicated and intricate geometries. In ECM, the workpiece is the anode and the tool is the cathode in an electrochemical cell; by relative movement of the shaped tool into the workpiece, the mirror image of the tool is “copied” or machined into the workpiece. One notable difficulty with ECM is an inability to predict a priori the tool and process parameters required in order to satisfy the final specifications of the fabricated part [[1]]. Accordingly, there is potential value in development of a physical phenomenon-based design platform to predict optimal ECM tool shape. Such a capability is anticipated to dramatically shorten the process/tooling development cycle.A further goal of ECM is to simultaneously achieve a target surface finish on the machined part. It is thus of interest to develop the capability also to predict the distribution of local surface finish resulting from ECM processing. Modeling of the changes in local surface finish intrinsically operates on a different length scale from that of bulk material removal (μm, versus mm or cm), and thus is most easily treated separately. The physicochemical phenomena involved in the evolution of surface finish during ECM processing are strongly coupled, and include the electric field itself (primary current distribution), surface polarization and electrochemical kinetics (secondary current distribution), and fluid flow and mass transfer (tertiary current distribution). Of particular interest is modeling of pulsed-waveform ECM, for which significant practical advantages have been demonstrated [[2],[3],[4]]. While an extensive body of literature exists analyzing pulsed electrodeposition [[5],[6],[7]], comparatively little work has been published to date on pulsed ECM [[8],[9]].This talk will discuss recent modeling work seeking to develop a solid foundation for a predictive understanding of the surface finishing aspects of ECM processes. The work described herein encompasses time-dependent modeling of one-dimensional concentration profiles under the application of pulsed current ECM waveforms, providing a foundation for future development of quantitative descriptions of the transient and steady-periodic behavior on structured substrates. Prior work (see, e.g., Ref. 3) has demonstrated the value in differential pulsed-ECM processing of surfaces with features of size comparable to or larger than the hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness (“macroprofiles”) versus surfaces with features much smaller than the boundary layer thickness (“microprofiles”). Methods are discussed for accurate estimation of a quantity termed the “transition time,” which is the value for the pulse on-time for which the metal concentration at the surface rises exactly to saturation at the end of the forward pulse. Extending the pulse duration beyond this value thus introduces mass transfer limitations to the electrochemistry occurring at the surface.References[1]. Rajurkar, K.P. et al. Annals of the CIRP 82(2), 1999.[2]. Taylor, E.J. et al. “Breaking the Chemical Paradigm in Electrochemical Engineering: Case Studies and Lessons Learned from Plating to Polishing,” in Advances in Electrochemical Science & Engineering: The Path from Discovery to Product, x, y Eds. In press.[3]. Taylor, E.J. and M. Inman. “Electrochemical Surface Finishing.” ECS Interface, Fall 2014: 57-61.[4]. Taylor, E.J. et al. U.S. Patent 9,006,147, 14 Apr 2015.[5]. Puippe, J.C. and F. Leaman, eds. “Theory and Practice of Pulse Plating.” Orlando, FL: AESF, 1986.[6]. Hansel, W.E.G. and S. Roy. “Pulse Plating.” Bad Saulgau, Germany: Leuze Verlag KG, 2012.[7]. Ibl, N. “Some Theoretical Aspects of Pulse Electrolysis.” Surface Technology 10: 81 (1980).[8]. Sautebin, R. et al. J Electrochem Soc 127(5): 1096, 1980.[9]. Sautebin, R. and D. Landolt. J Electrochem Soc 129(5): 946, 1982.

scholarly journals Wire Electrochemical Machining with Pulsating Radial Electrolyte Supply and Preparation of Its Tube Electrode with Micro-Holes

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 331
Author(s):  
Chongchang Xu ◽  
Xiaolong Fang ◽  
Zhao Han ◽  
Di Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Applied Voltage ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Electrochemical Machining ◽  
Quantitative Relationship ◽  
Tool Electrode ◽  
Tube Electrode ◽  
Micro Holes ◽  
Helical Electrode ◽  
Wire Electrochemical Machining

Wire electrochemical machining (WECM) has great advantages and potential for fabricating parts with ruled surfaces made of difficult-to-machine materials. Characterized by a relatively short flow path, a pulsating radial electrolyte supply in WECM is proposed to improve the machining capability for thick workpieces. The tool is a tube electrode with a line of micro-holes on cylindrical surface. This paper introduces research into the processing of micro-holes in the tube electrode using a rotating helical electrode. The quantitative relationship among the feed rate, the applied voltage, and the diameter of the outlet holes was determined experimentally. A tube electrode with holes of varying diameters was fabricated by adjusting the applied voltage. Using it as a tool electrode, kerfs with a length of 10 mm and an averaged width of 0.903 mm were machined at a feed rate of 6 μm/s in a 30 mm-thick block, and there was no short circuit during processing. It was shown experimentally that using a tube electrode with holes of varying diameters as a tool electrode provides better process capacity for pulsating radial electrolyte supply in WECM.

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