The present work discusses the experimental study on wire-cut electric discharge machining of hot-pressed boron carbide.The effects of machining parameters,such as pulse on time(TON),peak current(IP),flushing pressure...The present work discusses the experimental study on wire-cut electric discharge machining of hot-pressed boron carbide.The effects of machining parameters,such as pulse on time(TON),peak current(IP),flushing pressure(FP) and spark voltage on material removal rate(MRR)and surface roughness(R_a) of the material,have been evaluated.These parameters are found to have an effect on the surface integrity of boron carbide machined samples.Wear rate of brass wire increases with rise in input energy in machining of hot-pressed boron carbide.The surfaces of machined samples were examined using scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The influence of machining parameters on mechanism of MRR and R_a was described.It was demonstrated that higher TON and peak current deteriorate the surface finish of boron carbide samples and result in the formation of large craters,debris and micro cracks.The generation of spherical particles was noticed and it was attributed to surface tension of molten material.Macro-ridges were also observed on the surface due to protrusion of molten material at higher discharge energy levels.展开更多
Wire electric discharge machining(WEDM)process is used for precision manufacturing.The accuracy of machining is function of various parameters like current,voltage,wire speed,gap between wire and work piece,wire oscil...Wire electric discharge machining(WEDM)process is used for precision manufacturing.The accuracy of machining is function of various parameters like current,voltage,wire speed,gap between wire and work piece,wire oscillation,work material,wire material,etc.Once the process parameters are selected,it is important that the wire vibrations are less to obtain a good surface finish.Due to the importance of wire vibration in obtaining the surface finish,it is necessary to study the wire vibration.This paper discusses different models of wire vibration presented in the literature and simulates a closed form solution of wire vibration using MATLAB.The transverse vibration of wire is analysed as forced vibration of moving wire with excitation due to the sparks during machining.The resulting partial differential equation is solved by using finite difference method and vibration is also simulated in the finite element package‘ANSYS’.The wire behaviour is investigated under different operating conditions and results of the two methods are展开更多
文摘The present work discusses the experimental study on wire-cut electric discharge machining of hot-pressed boron carbide.The effects of machining parameters,such as pulse on time(TON),peak current(IP),flushing pressure(FP) and spark voltage on material removal rate(MRR)and surface roughness(R_a) of the material,have been evaluated.These parameters are found to have an effect on the surface integrity of boron carbide machined samples.Wear rate of brass wire increases with rise in input energy in machining of hot-pressed boron carbide.The surfaces of machined samples were examined using scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The influence of machining parameters on mechanism of MRR and R_a was described.It was demonstrated that higher TON and peak current deteriorate the surface finish of boron carbide samples and result in the formation of large craters,debris and micro cracks.The generation of spherical particles was noticed and it was attributed to surface tension of molten material.Macro-ridges were also observed on the surface due to protrusion of molten material at higher discharge energy levels.
文摘Wire electric discharge machining(WEDM)process is used for precision manufacturing.The accuracy of machining is function of various parameters like current,voltage,wire speed,gap between wire and work piece,wire oscillation,work material,wire material,etc.Once the process parameters are selected,it is important that the wire vibrations are less to obtain a good surface finish.Due to the importance of wire vibration in obtaining the surface finish,it is necessary to study the wire vibration.This paper discusses different models of wire vibration presented in the literature and simulates a closed form solution of wire vibration using MATLAB.The transverse vibration of wire is analysed as forced vibration of moving wire with excitation due to the sparks during machining.The resulting partial differential equation is solved by using finite difference method and vibration is also simulated in the finite element package‘ANSYS’.The wire behaviour is investigated under different operating conditions and results of the two methods are
