Influence of electrical discharge machining on sliding friction and wear of WC–Ni cemented carbide
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Tribological characteristics of fine-grained WC–8 wt%Ni with different surface finishing conditions corresponding to sequential wire electrical discharge machining (wire-EDM) or grinding were investigated by performing dry reciprocating sliding experiments on TE77 pin-on-plate equipment with WC–6 wt%Co as mating material. Surface finishes and wear surfaces were characterized using surface topography scanning, SEM analysis and EDX spectrometry. The decreased wear resistance due to wire-EDM could be linked to flexural strength properties as well as XRD measurements revealing tensile residual stresses on wire-EDM surfaces, in contrast with the compressive stress state on ground surfaces. Substantial improvement of wear resistance was accomplished with finer-executed EDM
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