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Effect of low-frequency vibration on workpiece in EDM processes

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High-frequency vibration aided EDM has become one of the ways to increase material removal rate in EDM process, due to the flushing effect caused by vibration. However, utilizing high-frequency vibration, especially in ultrasonic range consumes a lot of setup cost. This work presents an attempt to use a low-frequency vibration on workpiece of stainless steel (SS 304) during EDM process. The workpiece was vibrated with variations of low-frequency and low-amplitude. The results show that the application of low-frequency vibration in EDM process can be used to increase the material removal rate, and decrease the surface roughness and tool wear rate.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, 55281, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Gunawan Setia Prihandana & Muslim Mahardika

  2. Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    M. Hamdi

  3. Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    M. Hamdi

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan

    Kimiyuki Mitsui

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This paper was recommended for publication in revised form by Associate Editor Seockhyun Kim

Gunawan Setia Prihandana received his Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. He received master degree and doctoral degree in Engineering Design and Manufacture from University of Malaya, Malaysia. He is currently a researcher in Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. Dr. Prihandana’s research interests include micromachining and Non-Traditional Machining.

Muslim Mahardika received his Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia, Master degree in Engineering Design and Manufacture, University of Malaya, Malaysia and Ph.D degree in Integrated Design Engineering, Keio Unversity, Japan. Currently, he is working for Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. His research interest includes micro-machining and metrology.

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Prihandana, G.S., Mahardika, M., Hamdi, M. et al. Effect of low-frequency vibration on workpiece in EDM processes. J Mech Sci Technol 25, 1231–1234 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-011-0307-1

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