Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM): A Review
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International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) |  |
| © 2016 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-40 Number-6 |
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| Year of Publication : 2016 | ||
| Authors : Dr.T.Vijaya Babu, Dr .J.S Soni, B.Suresh Kumar, S.Ajay Kumar |
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| DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V40P260 |
Citation
Dr.T.Vijaya Babu, Dr .J.S Soni, B.Suresh Kumar, S.Ajay Kumar"Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM): A Review", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), V40(6),371-375 October 2016. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group
Abstract
In recent years, EDM researchers have explored a number of ways to improve the sparking efficiency including some unique experimental concepts that depart from the EDM traditional sparking phenomenon. Despite a range of different approaches, this new research shares the same objectives of achieving more efficient metal removal coupled with a reduction in tool wear and improved surface quality. Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is a wellestablished machining option for manufacturing geometrically complex or hard material parts that are extremely difficult-to-machine by conventional machining processes. The non-contact machining technique has been continuously evolving from a mere tool and die making process to a micro-scale application machining alternative attracting a significant amount of research interests.
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Keywords
Electrical discharge machining (EDM).