A study on Electrical Discharge Machining of Titanium Grade2 with experimental and theoretical analysis

Abstract Titanium alloys, due to their unique properties, are utilized in numerous modern high-end applications. Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is a non-conventional machining process, commonly used in machining of hard-to-cut materials. The current paper, presents an experimental study regard...

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Main Authors: Emmanouil L. Papazoglou, Panagiotis Karmiris-Obratański, Beata Leszczyńska-Madej, Angelos P. Markopoulos
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/35fe0e7709af46479bca07e1f5283d87
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Summary:Abstract Titanium alloys, due to their unique properties, are utilized in numerous modern high-end applications. Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is a non-conventional machining process, commonly used in machining of hard-to-cut materials. The current paper, presents an experimental study regarding the machining of Titanium Grade2 with EDM, coupled with the development of a simulation model. The machining performance indexes of Material Removal Rate, Tool Wear Ratio, and Average White Layer Thickness were measured and calculated for different pulse-on currents and pulse-on times. Moreover, the developed model that integrates a heat transfer analysis with deformed geometry, allows to estimate the power distribution between the electrode and the workpiece, as well as the Plasma Flushing Efficiency, giving an insight view of the process. Finally, by employing the Response Surface Methodology, educed regression models that correlate the machining parameters with the corresponding results, while for all the aforementioned indexes, ANOVA was performed.