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

Autor: Guo, Cheng-bo, Wei, Dong-bo, Di, Shi-chun
Zdroj: Journal of Central South University; Oct2016, Vol. 23 Issue 10, p2550-2557, 8p
Abstrakt: 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index