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Experimental investigation on ECDM parameters during µ-drilling of fabricated Zn/(Ag + Fe)-MMC for biodegradable application

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In recent years, Zinc based metal matrix composites (MMCs) aroused intensive interests as a bioabsorbable materials in field of biomedical engineering. The µ-drilling using electro chemical discharge machining (ECDM) can be employed for better porous architecture and economically feasible manufacturing route for such MMCs. Present study demonstrates the capability of ECDM to produce micro-perforation with maximum dimensional accuracy in fabricated hybrid Zn/(Ag + Fe)-MMC. The ECDM process variables Electrolyte concentration, supply voltage, inter-electrode gap, duty ratio and feed rate were selected for investigation of µ-drilling in fabricated MMC. The material removal rate, overcut and tool wear were taken as performance characteristics. Single and multi-objective optimization of ECDM process variables were done by applying Taguchi’s, design of experiments and Grey Relational Analysis. The MRR, OC and TW were improved by 120.24%, 69.14% and 77.45% respectively based on single objective optimization whereas 25.01%, − 16.41% and 22.55% improved on multi objective optimization. SEM analysis of machined surface confirm the very little formation of burrs or fins along the drilled surface at optimal parametric setting of MRR.

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Sandhu, I.S., Maurya, S.K. & Manna, A. Experimental investigation on ECDM parameters during µ-drilling of fabricated Zn/(Ag + Fe)-MMC for biodegradable application. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. 45, 402 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-023-04296-6

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