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Electrical discharge precision machining parameters optimization investigation on S-03 special stainless steel

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S-03 is a novel special stainless steel, which is widely used in precision aerospace parts and electrical discharge machining technology has the merit of high-accuracy machining. This paper aims to combine gray relational analysis and orthogonal experimental to optimize electrical discharge high-accuracy machining parameters. The four process parameters of gap voltage, peak discharge current, pulse width, and pulse interval are required to optimize in the fewest experiment times. The material removal rate and surface roughness are the objective parameters. The experiment were carried out based on Taguchi L9 orthogonal array, then we carried out the gray relational analysis to optimize the multi-objective machining parameter, finally, we verified the results through a confirmation experiment. The sequence of machining parameters from primary to secondary are as follows: discharge current 7A, pulse interval 100 μs, pulse width 50 μs, and gap voltage 70 V. Using the above machining parameters, we can obtain good surface roughness Ra1.7 μm, and material removal rate 13.3 mm3/min. The machined work piece almost has no surface modification layer. The results show that combining orthogonal experiment and gray relational analysis can further optimize machining parameters, the material removal rate increased by 23.8 %, and the surface roughness almost has no change.

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    L. Tang & Y. F. Guo

  2. School of Mechatronics Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an, 710032, China

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Tang, L., Guo, Y.F. Electrical discharge precision machining parameters optimization investigation on S-03 special stainless steel. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 70, 1369–1376 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-013-5380-4

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