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Improving energy utilization efficiency of electrical discharge milling in titanium alloys machining

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Abstract

Electrical discharge milling (ED-milling) can be a good choice for titanium alloys machining and it was proven that its machining efficiency can be improved to compete with mechanical cutting. In order to improve energy utilization efficiency of ED-milling process, unstable arc discharge and stable arc discharge combined with normal discharge were implemented for material removal by adjusting servo control strategy. The influence of electrode rotating speed and dielectric flushing pressure on machining performance was investigated by experiments. It was found that the rotating of electrode could move the position of discharge plasma channel, and high pressure flushing could wash melted debris out the discharge gap effectively. Both electrode rotating motion and high pressure flushing are contributed to the improvement of machining efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2550-2557
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Central South University
Volume23
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • dielectric flushing
  • electrical discharge milling
  • electrode rotating
  • energy utilization efficiency
  • material removal rate
  • tool electrode wearing rate

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