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Titanium alloy is one of the predominant materials that are progressively used in the aerospace components, marine parts, and automotive applications. Making of components by titanium and its alloys is still confrontation. Conventional methods of machining are restricted in use due to more tool wear and slower machining. Non-traditional methods of machining have been developed for machining hard materials. Wire Electrical Discharge Machining (WEDM) is one among the promising approach of machining especially harder and electrically conductive work materials and principally engaged for fabricating intricate shapes. The preliminary aim of this exploration is to determine the operating variables for WEDM of titanium alloy (Grade-9). The impact of various variables like pulse on time, pulse off time, and peak current over the material removal rate and surface roughness is investigated. Taguchi’s orthogonal arrays, response analysis, grey relational method, and analysis on interaction effect of variables are espoused to analyze the influence of these parameters and to determine the better machining performance.
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Manikandan, N. et al. (2022). Investigations on Wire Electrical Discharge Machining of Titanium Alloys by Taguchi—Grey Approach. In: Palani, I.A., Sathiya, P., Palanisamy, D. (eds) Recent Advances in Materials and Modern Manufacturing. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0244-4_35
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