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Published in: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 4/2014

01-04-2014

Experimental and Morphological Investigations Into Electrical Discharge Surface Grinding (EDSG) of 6061Al/Al2O3p 10% Composite by Composite Tool Electrode

Authors: Harmesh Kumar, Rajesh Choudhary, Shankar Singh

Published in: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance | Issue 4/2014

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Abstract

In this study, a special experimental setup of EDSG using EDM and surface grinding machine has been developed in the laboratory to investigate the effect of seven input parameters namely tool polarity, peak current, pulse on-time, pulse off-time, rotational speed, abrasive particle size, and abrasive particle concentration on material removal rate (MRR) as performance measure of the process. The novelty of the present research work is that successful efforts have been made to machine the 6061Al/Al2O3p 10% metal matrix composites (MMC) by composite tool itself. The copper-based composite tool electrodes were fabricated by powder metallurgy route with different sizes of abrasives of silicon carbide, while 6061Al/Al2O3p 10% MMC were fabricated through stir-casting process. The research outcome will identify the important parameters and their effect on MRR of 6061Al/Al2O3p 10% composite in EDSG. The experimental results reveal that tool polarity, peak current, and rotational speed are the most influential parameters that affect MRR in EDSG process. The micro-structural and morphological analysis of machined surfaces has also been carried out to analyze the surface topography. It has been concluded that the abrasive particles substantially improves the MRR after removing the resolidified layer from the machined surface.

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Metadata
Title
Experimental and Morphological Investigations Into Electrical Discharge Surface Grinding (EDSG) of 6061Al/Al2O3p 10% Composite by Composite Tool Electrode
Authors
Harmesh Kumar
Rajesh Choudhary
Shankar Singh
Publication date
01-04-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 1059-9495
Electronic ISSN: 1544-1024
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-014-0899-6

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