Comparative Study on EDM of Ti-6Al-4V Using Circular and Convex Shaped Electrodes

  • Authors

    • S Rajamanickam
    • R Palani
    • V Sathyamoorthy
    • Muppala Jagadeesh Varma
    • Shaik Shaik Mahammad Althaf
    • Antony Michel Thilak
    2018-09-01
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.34.18979
  • EDM, Taguchi Analysis, Ti-6AL-4V

  • 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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    Rajamanickam, S., Palani, R., Sathyamoorthy, V., Jagadeesh Varma, M., Shaik Mahammad Althaf, S., & Michel Thilak, A. (2018). Comparative Study on EDM of Ti-6Al-4V Using Circular and Convex Shaped Electrodes. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(3.34), 256-258. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.34.18979