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Effect of peak current and peak voltage on machined surface morphology during WEDM of TiNiCu shape memory alloys

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This study considers the effect of wire electro discharge machining (WEDM) parameter peak current (Ip) and pulse peak voltage (Vp) on the machined surface morphology of TiNiCu shape memory alloys. Various defects of machined surfaces were identified and correlated with parameter values and measured average surface roughness (Ra) and average surface depth (Rz). It was found that the nature of the machined surface is highly influenced by the nature of sparking, which is dictated by levels of peak current and peak voltage used during machining. Distinctions between machining parameters resulting in “rough-cut” and “trim-cut” machining are reported along with deviations in output responses, which counters the trend reported in the literature.

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Abbreviations

Ip :

Peak current

Vp :

Peak voltage

Ra :

Average surface roughness

Rz :

Average surface depth

Ton :

Pulse on duration

Toff :

Pulse off duration

SV:

Servo voltage

WF:

Wire feed rate

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the DST-SERB, Government of India under sanction no. SB/S3/MMER/0067/2013. Authors would like to express their gratitude for funding this research work.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, NITK Surathkal, Karnataka, 575025, India

    Abhinaba Roy & S. Narendranath

  2. School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, 6102, Western Australia, Australia

    Alokesh Pramanik

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Abhinaba Roy is a research scholar in Mechanical Engineering at National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India. His research interests include conventional and non-conventional machining processes, materials science and tribology.

Narendranath S. is a Professor and former HOD of Mechanical Engineering at National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India. His doctorate is from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.

Alokesh Pramanik is a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Curtin University, Australia. His doctorate is from University of Sydney. His research interests include Machining Processes and Composite Materials.

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Roy, A., Narendranath, S. & Pramanik, A. Effect of peak current and peak voltage on machined surface morphology during WEDM of TiNiCu shape memory alloys. J Mech Sci Technol 34, 3957–3961 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-020-2205-x

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