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Machining of cylindrical parts by wire electrical discharge grinding using thin plate guide

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In order to meet the processing requirements of precise cylindrical parts on hard and difficult-to-machine materials, this paper introduces wire electrical discharge grinding (WEDG) using thin plate wire guide for cylindrical parts machining. The spindle system and the wire transport system to realize this processing method was added to a low speed wire electrical discharge machining (LS-WEDM) machine tool. In order to realize the online measurement of the machining accuracy of the cylindrical parts, an online measurement system of two-degree-of-freedom based on laser displacement sensor was built. The reasons for the incomplete removal of the machined surface were analyzed. Through the application of a new tool setting strategy and reasonable selection of processing parameters, the phenomenon of incomplete processing can be avoided. The experimental research on the effects of part rotational speed, wire feed rate, wire running speed and wire tension on roundness, surface roughness Sa, and surface morphology were carried out. Finally, example of the cylindrical parts is given to verify the machining accuracy.

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This research is supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51605323) and Key Research and Development Program of Shanxi province (Grant No. 201903D121048).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Precision Machining of Shanxi Province, College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, 79 West Yingze Street, Wanbailin District, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China

    Yanqing Wang, Huliang Ma, Jianyu Jia, Panpan Yang, Xiuzhi Wang & Shengqiang Yang

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The proposal and realization of this technology were mainly completed by Yanqing Wang, Ph.D. Huliang Ma participated in the construction of the experimental device and the discussion of experimental results. Ph.D. Jianyu Jia and Xiuzhi Wang participated in the discussion of the experimental results. Yang Panpan contributed to the acquisition of experimental data. Yang Shengqiang provided guidance on research directions.

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Wang, Y., Ma, H., Jia, J. et al. Machining of cylindrical parts by wire electrical discharge grinding using thin plate guide. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 113, 1081–1096 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-06579-x

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