scholarly journals A Comprehensive Study on Processing Ti–6Al–4V ELI with High Power EDM

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 303
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Karmiris-Obratański ◽  
Emmanouil L. Papazoglou ◽  
Beata Leszczyńska-Madej ◽  
Krzysztof Zagórski ◽  
Angelos P. Markopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
High Power ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Electrical Discharge Machining ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
White Layer ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Machining Performance

Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) consists of a non-conventional machining process, which is widely used in modern industry, and especially in machining hard-to-cut materials. By employing EDM, complex shapes and geometries can be produced, with high dimensional accuracy. Titanium alloys, due to their unique inherent properties, are extensively utilized in high end applications. Nevertheless, they suffer from poor machinability, and thus, EDM is commonly employed for their machining. The current study presents an experimental investigation regarding the process of Ti–6Al–4V ELI with high power EDM, using a graphite electrode. Control parameters were the pulse-on current (Ip) and time (Ton), while Machining performances were estimated in terms of Material Removal Rate (MRR), Tool Material Removal Rate (TMRR), and Tool Wear Ratio (TWR). The machined Surface Roughness was calculated according to the Ra and the Rt values, by following the ISO 25178-2 standards. Furthermore, the EDMed surfaces were observed under optical and SEM microscopy, while their cross sections were also studied in order the Average White Layer Thickness (AWLT) and the Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) to be measured. Finally, for the aforementioned indexes, Analysis Of Variance was performed, whilst for the MRR and TMRR, based on the Response Surface Method (RSM), semi-empirical correlations were presented. The scope of the current paper is, through a series of experiments and by employing statistical tools, to present how two main machining parameters, i.e., pulse-on current and time, affect major machining performance indexes and the surface roughness.

scholarly journals Surface and Subsurface Quality of Titanium Grade 23 Machined by Electro Discharge Machining

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Karmiris-Obratański ◽  
Emmanouil L. Papazoglou ◽  
Beata Leszczyńska-Madej ◽  
Krzysztof Zagórski ◽  
Angelos P. Markopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Tool Wear ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Electrical Discharge Machining ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
White Layer ◽  
Tool Material ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Machining Performance ◽  
Pulse On Time

Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is a non-traditional cutting technology that is extensively utilized in contemporary industry, particularly for machining difficult-to-cut materials. EDM may be used to create complicated forms and geometries with great dimensional precision. Titanium alloys are widely used in high-end applications owing to their unique intrinsic characteristics. Nonetheless, they have low machinability. The current paper includes an experimental examination of EDM’s Ti-6Al-4V ELI (Extra Low Interstitials through controlled interstitial element levels) process utilizing a graphite electrode. The pulse-on current (IP) and pulse-on time (Ton) were used as control parameters, and machining performance was measured in terms of Material Removal Rate (MRR), Tool Material Removal Rate (TMRR), and Tool Wear Ratio (TWR). The Surface Roughness (SR) was estimated based on the mean roughness (SRa) and maximum peak to valley height (SRz), while, the EDMed surfaces were also examined using optical and SEM microscopy and cross-sections to determine the Average White Layer Thickness (AWLT). Finally, for the indices above, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was conducted, whilst semi-empirical correlations for the MRR and TMRR were given using the Response Surface Method (RSM). The results show that the pulse-on time is the most significant parameter of the machining process that may increase the MRR up to 354%. Pulse-on current and pulse-on time are shown to have an impact on the surface integrity of the finished product. Furthermore, statistics, SEM, and EDX images on material removal efficiency and tool wear rate are offered to support the core causes of surface and sub-surface damage. The average microhardness of the White Layer (WL) is 1786 HV.

scholarly journals An Experimental Study on the Precision Abrasive Machining Process of Hard and Brittle Materials with Ultraviolet-Resin Bond Diamond Abrasive Tools

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Guo ◽  
Xinrong Zhang ◽  
Shibin Chen ◽  
Jizhuang Hui
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Abrasive Machining ◽  
Machining Performance ◽  
Machined Surface ◽  
Ultraviolet Curable

Ultraviolet-curable resin was introduced as a bonding agent into the fabrication process of precision abrasive machining tools in this study, aiming to deliver a rapid, flexible, economical, and environment-friendly additive manufacturing process to replace the hot press and sintering process with thermal-curable resin. A laboratory manufacturing process was established to develop an ultraviolet-curable resin bond diamond lapping plate, the machining performance of which on the ceramic workpiece was examined through a series of comparative experiments with slurry-based iron plate lapping. The machined surface roughness and weight loss of the workpieces were periodically recorded to evaluate the surface finish quality and the material removal rate. The promising results in terms of a 12% improvement in surface roughness and 25% reduction in material removal rate were obtained from the ultraviolet-curable resin plate-involved lapping process. A summarized hypothesis was drawn to describe the dynamically-balanced state of the hybrid precision abrasive machining process integrated both the two-body and three-body abrasion mode.

scholarly journals Tool Wear Rate Prediction by using Optimization Techniques

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1271-1277
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Tungsten Carbides ◽  
Electro Discharge Machining ◽  
Pulse On Time

Electro discharge machining is a non-traditional machining process used for machining hard-to-machine materials, such as various grades of titanium alloys, heat-treated alloy steels, composites, tungsten carbides, and so forth. These materials are hard to machine with customary machining procedures like drilling, milling and hence electro-discharge machining is used to machine such materials to get better quality and efficiency. These materials are generally utilized in current industries like die making industries, aeronautics, nuclear industries, and medical fields. This type of machining is thermalbased, and machining takes place due to repetitive electric sparks that generate between workpiece and tool. Both tools and workpieces are inundated in a dielectric liquid, which has two primary functions. In the first place, it behaves like a medium between the work metal and the tool. Second, it is a flushing agent to expel the machined metal from the machined zone. Machining parameters like a pulse on time, current, wire feed the tool and gap voltage affect the output responses like surface roughness and material removal rate. The material removal rate is a significant parameter that determines machining efficiency. Surface roughness is also a vital parameter that decides machining quality. A lot of research has been conducted to determine the optimum parameters for obtaining the best results. In the present work, a comprehensive review of different types of EDM and the effect of various machining parameters on the surface roughness, material removal rate, and other response parameters has been done.

Statistical analysis of material removal rate and surface roughness in electrical discharge turning of titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V)

2016 ◽  
Vol 232 (9) ◽  
pp. 1603-1614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikas Gohil ◽  
Yogesh M Puri
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Electrical Discharge ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Peak Current ◽  
Pulse On Time

Electrical discharge turning is a unique form of electrical discharge machining process, which is being especially developed to generate cylindrical forms and helical profiles on the difficult-to-machine materials at both macro and micro levels. A precise submerged rotating spindle as a work holding system was designed and added to a conventional electrical discharge machine to rotate the workpiece. A conductive preshaped strip of copper as a forming tool is fed (reciprocate) continuously against the rotating workpiece; thus, mirror image of the tool is formed on the circumference of the workpiece. The machining performance of electrical discharge turning process is defined and influenced by its machining parameters, which directly affects the quality of the machined component. This study presents an investigation on the effects of the machining parameters, namely, pulse-on time, peak current, gap voltage, spindle speed and flushing pressure, on the material removal rate (MRR) and surface roughness (Ra) in electrical discharge turning of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. This has been done by means of Taguchi’s design of experiment technique. Analysis of variance as well as regression analysis is performed on the experimental data. The signal-to-noise ratio analysis is employed to find the optimal condition. The experimental results indicate that peak current, gap voltage and pulse-on time are the most significant influencing parameters that contribute more than 90% to material removal rate. In the context of Ra, peak current and pulse-on time come up with more than 82% of contribution. Finally, the obtained predicted optimal results were verified experimentally. It was shown that the error values are all less than 6%, confirming the feasibility and effectiveness of the adopted approach.

scholarly journals A study on Electrical Discharge Machining of Titanium Grade2 with experimental and theoretical analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanouil L. Papazoglou ◽  
Panagiotis Karmiris-Obratański ◽  
Beata Leszczyńska-Madej ◽  
Angelos P. Markopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Power Distribution ◽  
Electrical Discharge ◽  
Electrical Discharge Machining ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
White Layer ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Machining Performance ◽  
Plasma Flushing Efficiency

AbstractTitanium alloys, due to their unique properties, are utilized in numerous modern high-end applications. Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is a non-conventional machining process, commonly used in machining of hard-to-cut materials. The current paper, presents an experimental study regarding the machining of Titanium Grade2 with EDM, coupled with the development of a simulation model. The machining performance indexes of Material Removal Rate, Tool Wear Ratio, and Average White Layer Thickness were measured and calculated for different pulse-on currents and pulse-on times. Moreover, the developed model that integrates a heat transfer analysis with deformed geometry, allows to estimate the power distribution between the electrode and the workpiece, as well as the Plasma Flushing Efficiency, giving an insight view of the process. Finally, by employing the Response Surface Methodology, educed regression models that correlate the machining parameters with the corresponding results, while for all the aforementioned indexes, ANOVA was performed.

scholarly journals Optimization of Turning Parameter of Composite Materials Using Response Surface Method in Minitab

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S Kulkarni ◽  
Sarika Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Composite Material ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Rsm Optimization

This paper represents the optimization method utilized in machining process for figuring out the most advantageous manner design. Typically, the technique layout parameters in machining procedures are noticeably few turning parameters inclusive of reducing velocity, feed and depth. The optimization of speed, feed depth of cut is very tough because of several other elements associated with processing situations and form complexities like surface Roughness, material removal rate (MRR) that are based Parameters. On this task a new fabric glass fibre composite is introduced through which could lessen costing of manufacturing and time and additionally it will boom the technique of productiveness. Composite substances have strength, stiffness, light weight, which gives the large scope to engineering and technology. The proposed research work targets to analyze turning parameters of composite material. The machining parameters are very important in manufacturing industries. The present research work is optimized surface roughness of composite material specifically in turning procedure with the aid of changing parameter including intensity of reduce, slicing velocity and feed price and additionally expect the mechanical houses of composite material. The RSM optimization is important because it evaluates the effects of multiple factors and their interactions on one or more responsive variables. It is observed that the material removal rate increases and surface roughness decreases as per the increase of Spindle speed and feed rate.

scholarly journals A Study on Optimization of Process Parameters in Machining of Bronze using Wire-EDM

2021 ◽  
pp. 484-493
Author(s):  
Gajanan Kamble ◽  
Dr. N. Lakshamanaswamy ◽  
Gangadhara H S ◽  
Sharon Markus ◽  
N. Rajath
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Electrical Discharge Machining ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Wire Edm ◽  
Pulse On Time ◽  
Pulse Off Time

Wire cut electrical discharge machining (WEDM) is a hybrid manufacturing technology which enables machining of all engineering materials. This research article deals with investigation on Optimization of the Process Parameters of the wire cut EDM of Bronze material of dimension (80*80*40) in mm. Material removal rate, Surface roughness and Kerf width were studied against the process parameters such as Pulse on time(TON), Pulse off time (TOFF) and Current(IP). The machining parameters for wire EDM were optimized for achieving the combined objectives. As there are three input parameters 27 experiments is carried out and full factorial is used. Optimized parameters were found using (ANOVA) and the error percentage can be validated and parameter contribution for the Material removal rate (MRR) and Surface roughness were found.

Optimization of Cutting Conditions of YG15 on Finish Cutting in WEDM Based on Taguchi Method

2014 ◽  
Vol 887-888 ◽  
pp. 1195-1199
Author(s):  
Zhi Chen ◽  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Wu Yi Ming ◽  
Hao Huang
Keyword(s):  
Taguchi Method ◽  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Metal Removal ◽  
Electrical Discharge Machining ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Machining Performance ◽  
Finish Cutting ◽  
Cutting Operation

Wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) is extensively used in the mold, instrument and manufacturing industries, and rough cutting operation in WEDM is treated as a challenging process because improvement of more than one machining performance measures viz. metal removal rate (MRR), roughness (Ra) are sought to obtain a precision work. In this paper, first of all, a set of Taguchi experiment (L18 21×34) is carried out based on the Taguchi method. Secondly, two groups of ANOM are completed to obtain the influence trends of each parameters on material removal rate (MRR) and roughness (Ra), respectively. Eventually, three groups of best process parameters combination are acquired to meet high material removal rate (MRR) and low roughness (Ra) simultaneously, it can provide guiding significance to actual machining process.

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