EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO ELECTRICAL-DISCHARGE MACHINING WITH A ROTATING-DISK ELECTRODE

被引:49
作者
KOSHY, P [1 ]
JAIN, VK [1 ]
LAL, GK [1 ]
机构
[1] INDIAN INST TECHNOL,DEPT MECH ENGN,IIT PO,KANPUR 208016,UTTAR PRADESH,INDIA
来源
PRECISION ENGINEERING-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PRECISION ENGINEERING | 1993年 / 15卷 / 01期
关键词
ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; ROTATING DISK ELECTRODE;
D O I
10.1016/0141-6359(93)90273-D
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
In electrical discharge machining, when the provision of holes in the electrode is impracticable, flushing of the working gap poses a major problem. Use of a rotating disk electrode is proposed as a more productive and accurate technique than use of a conventional electrode. Material removal rate, tool wear rate, relative electrode wear, comer reproduction accuracy, and surface finish aspects of a rotary electrode are compared with those of a stationary one. The effective flushing of the working gap brought about by the rotation of the electrode remarkably improves material removal rate and machines surfaces with a better finish. Despite the prevalent high tool wear rate, the reproduction accuracy is least affected as the wear gets uniformly distributed over the entire circumference of the disk. Machining of a sharp comer is possible even with an aluminum electrode, whose relative electrode wear is greater than unity.
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页数:10
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