In this paper, a thorough review has been presented on the latest research work carried out for the enhancement of machining performance of one of the most commonly used superalloys that is, Inconel 718. The thermal energy has been frequently utilized for improving machinability characteristics of Inconel 718. The review of available literature indicates that plasma, laser, and electric dischar...

Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) is especially used for the manufacturing of 3-D complex geometry and hard material parts that are extremely difficult-to-machine by conventional machining processes. In this paper authors review the research work carried out in the development of die-sinking EDM within the past decades for the improvement of machining characteristics such as Material Removal R...

Presented is an experimental investigation of the machining characteristics and the effect of wire electrical discharge machine (WEDM) process parameters during machining of Al/ZrO2(p) particulate reinforced metal matrix composite (PRMMC). Experiments are carried out to investigate the effects of input parameters such as dielectric conductivity, pulse width, time between pulses, maximum feed ra...

The increasing demand of micro or miniature parts and the development of the micro machining processes are the cause of the growing of micro wire electrical discharge machining (μ-WEDM). μ-WEDM has the ability to manufacture complicate shapes with high accuracy and provides the advantage of machining any conductive materials regardless of their mechanical properties in the absence of significan...

In many investigations, large number of process, or design parameters that are initially thought to affect the outcomes or outputs may not really have statistical significant influence on them. Screening experiments are used to identify the key parameters (factors) that significantly affect these outcomes. In this investigation, Plackett-Burman screening design was used to identify the factors ...

Electrical discharge machining is an electro-thermal technique where the recast layer on a machined surface and heat-affected zone (HAZ) immediately below are prevalent. As result, assessing white (recast layer) in EDM critical task. In this research, response-surface methodology-based comprehensive mathematical model was developed to predict white-layer thickness (WLT) electrical machine-proce...