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Advantage And Disadvantage Of Machining

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1.1 INTRODUCTION:
In a machining process, mainly two types.
1) Traditional Machining Process (TM)
2) Non-Traditional Machining Process (NTM)
As new technology development in field of space research, missile and nuclear industries, very precise and complicated parts are required and demanded by these industries. New developments in material science taking place in manufacturing field to meet the new challenges. After World War II, many new materials and unconventional methods of forming difficult to machine metals have emerged which are being put to commercial use with time. The meaning of unconventional used in meaning of harden steel, metal matrix composites (MMC), composites, tungsten, etc., are not easily machined by conventional machining …show more content…

Material removal rate (MRR)
2. Tool wear rate (TWR)
3. Surface roughness (SR)

1.5 COMPONENTS OF WIRE EDM

1.6 ADVANTAGES OF WIRE EDM
1. As continuously travelling wire is used as the negative electrode, so electrode fabrication is not required as in EDM.
2. There is no direct contact between the work piece and the wire, eliminating the mechanical stresses during machining.
3. WEDM process can be applied to all electrically conducting metals and alloys irrespective of their melting points, hardness, toughness or brittleness.
4. Users can run their work pieces over night or over the weekend unattended.

1.7 DISADVANTAGES OF WIRE EDM
1. High capital cost is required for WEDM process.
2. There is a problem regarding the formation of recast layer.
3. WEDM process exhibits very slow cutting rate.
4. It is not applicable to very large work piece.

1.8 APPLICATIONS OF WIRE EDM
1. Aerospace, Medical, Electronics and Semiconductor applications
2. Tool & Die making industries.
3. For cutting the hard Extrusion Dies.
4. In making Fixtures, Gauges & Cams.
5. Cutting of Gears, Strippers, Punches and Dies
6. Manufacturing hard Electrodes.
7. Manufacturing micro-tooling for Micro-EDM, Micro-USM and such other micromachining

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