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Study on the Formation of the Crater and Modified Layer in EDM Titanium Alloys Based on Fluid–Solid Coupled Temperature Field Model

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Electric discharge machining (EDM) is used widely in machining titanium alloys, but the modified layer formed can weaken the mechanical properties of the parts. The present study examined the formation of craters and the evolution of the modified layer (melting layer + heat-affected layer) in RC-type EDM using a fluid–solid coupled temperature field model. This model adopts the level set method to track the liquid–solid two-phase and the driving force equation to control the recoil pressure. The results showed that the discharge energy has a significant effect on the formation of the modified layer. The formation of the modified layer showed phased characteristics with time. The variation law and formation mechanism of the modified layer are described in detail. A verification experiment showed that the diameter and depth of the crater were in good agreement with the simulation results. These results can provide an important reference for EDM to formulate the machining parameters.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51905169) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China (2021jj40203). Also, the authors gratefully acknowledge the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean Government (MSIT) (2020R1A2B5B02001755).

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    Yini Chen, Changping Li, Moran Xu, Lei Huang, Shujian Li, Pengnan Li & Xinyi Qiu

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YC: Software and Writing original draft preparation; CL: Conceptualization and Methodology; SL: Measurement and Data analysis; MX & LH: Experiments and Data curation; SL & PL: Review; XQ: Supervision; TJK: Supervision, Funding Acquisition. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Chen, Y., Li, C., Li, S. et al. Study on the Formation of the Crater and Modified Layer in EDM Titanium Alloys Based on Fluid–Solid Coupled Temperature Field Model. Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. 24, 337–351 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-022-00753-9

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