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dc.contributor.authorPramanik, Alokesh
dc.contributor.authorLittlefair, G.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-28T13:57:44Z
dc.date.available2017-04-28T13:57:44Z
dc.date.created2017-04-28T09:06:07Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationPramanik, A. and Littlefair, G. 2016. Wire EDM Mechanism of MMCs with the Variation of Reinforced Particle Size. Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 31 (13): pp. 1700-1708.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52139
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10426914.2015.1117621
dc.description.abstract

The size of reinforced particles notably affects the electro-discharge machining (EDM) of metal matrix composites (MMCs). This paper explores the mechanism of wire EDM of MMCs with different sizes of reinforced particles as well as the corresponding unreinforced matrix material. The mechanisms of material removal, surface generation, and taper kerf formation were investigated. This study shows that the particles’ ability to protect matrix materials from the intense heat of electric arc controls the material removal rate, surface generation, and taper of kerf. The low melting point matrix material is removed very easily, but the heat resistance reinforced particles delay the removal of material and facilitate the transfer of the workpiece material to wire electrode and vice versa. Thus, the material stays longer in touch with intense heat and affects the surface generation, wire electrode wear, and width of the kerf.

dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.titleWire EDM Mechanism of MMCs with the Variation of Reinforced Particle Size
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume31
dcterms.source.number13
dcterms.source.startPage1700
dcterms.source.endPage1708
dcterms.source.issn1042-6914
dcterms.source.titleMaterials and Manufacturing Processes
curtin.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineering
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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