Superior advance research in the electro-discharge machining of Ti alloys: Review

Authors

  • Ramezan Ali Mahdavinejad  School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohsen Asghari Ilani  School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Keywords:

EDM, Titanium alloys, Micromachining, Modelling and simulation, PMEDM, SEM.

Abstract

Electro Discharge Machining (EDM) known as an advanced machining process that much used for machining material with any hardness and complexity geometry in a high level of the accuracy in the cases of demand of the industrial application. The conception of the EDM process is included in applying electro-thermal energy in the gap, by discharge electrical power on the breaking point of the dielectric without any contact between electrodes. Due to the existing ability for removing debris from the surface, there is a lot of metallurgy defect on it. To improve and optimize EDM performance, the machine’s operating parameters, Input, during& output parameters, need to be optimized. Another handy way to reform of the view metallurgical must take picture sub-structure from the initial and subsequent layer. At the end for catching special status, adjust the technical parameters with metallurgical defects. Studies in case of the EDM have indicated that the appropriate selection of the way to control of the process, material, and operating parameters had considerably improved the process performance and also causing to was better the quality machined surface. This paper made a comprehensive review of the research studies in a different section of the EDM of various grades of titanium and its alloys. This review presents the simulation, experimental and theoretical studies on EDM that helped to improve the process performance, including material removal rate, surface quality, and tool wear rate, the stability of process among others. However, here are collected most of the research are done surrounding of EDM of Ti alloys as the developments of EDM and are seen material for future.

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Ramezan Ali Mahdavinejad, Mohsen Asghari Ilani, " Superior advance research in the electro-discharge machining of Ti alloys: Review, IInternational Journal of Scientific Research in Mechanical and Materials Engineering(IJSRMME), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp.19-38, May-June-2019.