Comparative Study on EDM of Ti-6Al-4V Using Circular and Convex Shaped Electrodes
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https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.34.18979Keywords:
EDM, Taguchi Analysis, Ti-6AL-4VAbstract
As on today, Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is world famous unconventional machining process for electrically conductive materials. In this project work, Ti-6Al-4V is performed in electrical discharge machining using differently shaped (circular and convex) copper electrode. The machining parameters considered are the pulse on- time, pulse off-time, voltage and current to investigate machining characteristics like material removal rate and tool wear rate. Taguchi method is applied to frame experimental design. Ti-6Al-4V finds wide usage in industrial applications such as marine, aerospace, bio-medical and so on.
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