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This chapter describes thermal-type HMPs in which EDM as the primary process of material removal is combined with either a conventional machining/finishing process or with an electrolytic dissolution-based process for improved machining/finishing characteristics and workpiece surface integrity. This hybridization enables thermal HMPs to reduce processing times by 2 to 3 times when compared to their constituent processes while producing surface finishes up to 0.1 µm. Some of the important applications of thermal HMPs are as follows: drilling of micro-holes and the production of slits in quartz and glass, machining of metal matrix composites and ceramics, and dressing of grinding wheels.
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Gupta, K., Jain, N.K., Laubscher, R.F. (2016). Thermal Hybrid Machining Processes. In: Hybrid Machining Processes. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25922-2_3
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