Electrical discharge machining (EDM) : types, technologies and applications / editor, M. P. Jahan (Department of Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences, Western Kentucky).

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ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING (EDM) TYPES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS ; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING (EDM) TYPES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE ; CONTRIBUTORS ; Chapter 1 DIE-SINKING ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING ; ABSTRACT ; HISTORY OF EDM ; PRINCIPLE OF EDM AND DIE-SINKING EDM ; DIE-SINKING EDM SYSTEM COMPONENTS ; Workpiece, Electrode and Dielectric ; Workpiece Selection ; Tool Electrode Selection ; Selection of Dielectric Fluid ; X-Y Positioning or Machine Bed ; Servo Control System

Power Supply System or Pulse Generator Dielectric Circulation and Flushing System ; MACHINING PARAMETERS OF DIE-SINKING EDM ; Parameters for Transistor Type Pulse Generator ; Gap Voltage ; Peak Current ; Pulse Duration ; Pulse Interval ; Duty Ratio ; Parameters for RC Type Pulse Generator ; Discharging and Breakdown Voltage; Capacitance ; Gap Control Parameters ; Gap Feed Rate; Gap Control Factor, k ; Gap Threshold Voltage ; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS OF DIE-SINKING EDM ; Material Removal Rate ; Tool Wear Ratio ; Surface Roughness ; VARIATIONS OF DIE-SINKING EDM SYSTEM ; EDM Drilling

Planetary EDM Milling EDM ; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF DIE-SINKING EDM ; Mold Making and Injection Molding ; Engraving ; Fuel Injector or Automotive Nozzles ; Mass Fabrication of Cooling Holes ; Complex Micro and Meso Structures ; Medical Instruments and Microelectronic Parts ; RECENT ADVANCES IN DIE-SINKING EDM ; EDM-ECM Compound Process; Vibration-Assisted Die-sinking EDM ; Powder-Mixed Die-sinking EDM ; Micro and Nano Die-sinking EDM ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; THE WEDM PROCESS

Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) Positioning of Wire; Power Supply ; Wire Drive System and Automatic Wire Threading (AWT) ; Dielectric System ; Filtering Systems ; Deionizing Subsystem ; WEDM TYPES ; Dry and Near-Dry Wire Cut ; WEDM ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS ; Pulse on Time and Pulse Off Time ; Peak Current ; Gap Voltage ; Servo Voltage ; Servo Feed Rate ; WIRE EDM NON ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; Dielectric Flow Rate ; Wire Speed or Wire Feed ; Wire Tension ; HOW EDM WIRE IS MADE ; Casting ; Rolling ; Preliminary Drawing ; Finish Drawing ; Spooling ; Packaging ; Coated Wires ; WIRE PROPERTIES

Conductivity Tensile Strength ; Elongation ; Melting Point ; Straightness ; Flush Ability ; Cleanliness ; DIFFERENT WIRE MATERIALS ; Copper ; Brass ; Aluminium-Brass ; Steel ; Molybdenum ; Tungsten ; MolyCarb ; Single-Layer Coated Wires ; Double-Layer Coated Wires ; Multi-Layer Coated Wires ; Diffusion-Annealed Coated Wires; Brass Wire Phases ; Beta Phase Wires ; Gamma Phase Wires ; Epsilon Phase Wires ; Fine Wires ; DIFFERENT PROCESS RESPONSES ; Material Removal Rate and Cutting Speed ; Surface Roughness ; Kerf Width and Sparking Gap ; Wire Wear Ratio

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