Dry electrical discharge machining: an environmental friendly machining process

Abstract: The recent ongoing research in dry electrical discharge machining (EDM) is found to be amazing. The established EDM process is capable in fabricating various intricate shapes since it has the ability in removing the material using the thermal energy created by the electrical spark which is...

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Main Author: Ali, Mohammad Yeakub
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
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Published: 2018
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spelling iium-679712018-12-05T07:21:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/67971/ Dry electrical discharge machining: an environmental friendly machining process Ali, Mohammad Yeakub T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy TS Manufactures Abstract: The recent ongoing research in dry electrical discharge machining (EDM) is found to be amazing. The established EDM process is capable in fabricating various intricate shapes since it has the ability in removing the material using the thermal energy created by the electrical spark which is carried out in dielectric fluid. Dielectric fluid is significant during the machining operation since it improves the efficiency of the machining process, improves quality of the machined parts, and flushes away the debris from the machining gap. However, the commonly used dielectric fluids are mineral oil-based liquid or hydrocarbon oils have the tendency to cause fire hazard, environmental problems, and health hazard to the machining operators. Therefore, as a solution, dry EDM is introduce as a green machining method where gas with high pressure is used as the dielectric fluid instead of liquid where it act as a coolant and also flushes away the debris from the machining gap. The commonly used gases are atmospheric air, compressed air, liquid nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and helium gas. Lower tool wear, better surface quality, lower residual stresses, thinner white layer, and higher precision in machining are the prime outcome of this dry technique. High accuracy in finish-cut is producible when dry EDM is used since the gap distance between the electrodes are narrower and the reaction force from the gas bubbles during the erosion mechanism is negligible compared to the conventional EDM. 2018-08-13 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67971/8/ICMST2018%20%28MYA%29%2012%20Aug.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67971/19/67971_Dry%20Electrical%20Discharge%20Machining-%20abstract.pdf Ali, Mohammad Yeakub (2018) Dry electrical discharge machining: an environmental friendly machining process. In: 2018 9th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology (ICMST 2018), 11th-13th August 2018, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) http://www.icmst.org/
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English
topic T Technology (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
TS Manufactures
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
TS Manufactures
Ali, Mohammad Yeakub
Dry electrical discharge machining: an environmental friendly machining process
description Abstract: The recent ongoing research in dry electrical discharge machining (EDM) is found to be amazing. The established EDM process is capable in fabricating various intricate shapes since it has the ability in removing the material using the thermal energy created by the electrical spark which is carried out in dielectric fluid. Dielectric fluid is significant during the machining operation since it improves the efficiency of the machining process, improves quality of the machined parts, and flushes away the debris from the machining gap. However, the commonly used dielectric fluids are mineral oil-based liquid or hydrocarbon oils have the tendency to cause fire hazard, environmental problems, and health hazard to the machining operators. Therefore, as a solution, dry EDM is introduce as a green machining method where gas with high pressure is used as the dielectric fluid instead of liquid where it act as a coolant and also flushes away the debris from the machining gap. The commonly used gases are atmospheric air, compressed air, liquid nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and helium gas. Lower tool wear, better surface quality, lower residual stresses, thinner white layer, and higher precision in machining are the prime outcome of this dry technique. High accuracy in finish-cut is producible when dry EDM is used since the gap distance between the electrodes are narrower and the reaction force from the gas bubbles during the erosion mechanism is negligible compared to the conventional EDM.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ali, Mohammad Yeakub
author_facet Ali, Mohammad Yeakub
author_sort Ali, Mohammad Yeakub
title Dry electrical discharge machining: an environmental friendly machining process
title_short Dry electrical discharge machining: an environmental friendly machining process
title_full Dry electrical discharge machining: an environmental friendly machining process
title_fullStr Dry electrical discharge machining: an environmental friendly machining process
title_full_unstemmed Dry electrical discharge machining: an environmental friendly machining process
title_sort dry electrical discharge machining: an environmental friendly machining process
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/67971/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/67971/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/67971/8/ICMST2018%20%28MYA%29%2012%20Aug.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/67971/19/67971_Dry%20Electrical%20Discharge%20Machining-%20abstract.pdf
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