Abstract
Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is an outstanding present-day machining process used to manufacture geometrically complex shapes, process hard materials that are to a great degree hard to machine by conventional machining forms. Lately, looks into have accentuated on expanding machining execution of EDM with novel techniques. Powder blended electric release machining (PMEDM) is an ongoing advancement where a conductive powder is blended to the dielectric liquid for improving capacities of electric release machining toward this path. This chapter exhibits the exploration work completed in the advancement of PMEDM in the present situation for the change of machining attributes, for example, material removal rate (MRR), tool wear ratio (TWR), and surface roughness (SR) for different process parameters like pinnacle current, duty factor, and heartbeat on time, workpiece material, powder compose, powder fixation with different dielectric liquids and powder materials. This chapter likewise introduces different improvement strategies embraced to investigate the test comes about. The last piece of this chapter diagrams the future research toward PMEDM.
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Sekhar, K.C., Selokar, G.R. (2019). The Impact of SiC Powder Additive on Parameters of EDM: A Review. In: Pujari, S., Srikiran, S., Subramonian, S. (eds) Recent Advances in Material Sciences . Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7643-6_38
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