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Application of powder suspended in dielectric fluid for fine finish micro-EDM of Inconel 718

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Inconel 718 is an extremely hard and difficult-to-cut material used extensively in manufacturing because of its superior wear and corrosion resistance. Microelectrical discharge machining (micro-EDM) is one of the effective methods of machining this extremely hard material. However, due to short circuiting and arcing, the surface of microholes produced by micro-EDM has black traces and cones. This study investigates the influence of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) powder suspended in dielectric fluid on the performance of micro-EDM of Inconel 718 with focus in obtaining quality microholes. It was observed that MoS2 powder suspension with 50 nm of size and 5 g/l of concentration can produce better quality microholes in Inconel 718. Moreover, it was also found that 50 nm MoS2 powder was the best powder size to achieve the highest material removal rate.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Jl.Lingkar Barat, Tamantirto, Kasihan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, 55183, Indonesia

    Gunawan S. Prihandana & Tutik Sriani

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8522, Japan

    Gunawan S. Prihandana, Norihisa Miki & Kimiyuki Mitsui

  3. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

    Muslim Mahardika

  4. Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    M. Hamdi

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119260, Singapore

    Y. S. Wong

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Prihandana, G.S., Sriani, T., Mahardika, M. et al. Application of powder suspended in dielectric fluid for fine finish micro-EDM of Inconel 718. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 75, 599–613 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-014-6145-4

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