Effect of Main Cut and Multiple Trim Cuts on Surface Integrity of 2379 Steel

International Conference on Recent Advances in Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing

工业技术（总论）

Jaafar, N.A.^1 ; Abdullah, A.B.^1

Metal Forming Research Group, School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Engineeering Campus), Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia^1

关键词: Electrical discharge machines;    Machining conditions;    Machining parameters;    multiple trim cuts;    Optimal combination;    Signal to noise (S/N) ratios;    WEDM;    White layer thickness;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/530/1/012010/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/530/1/012010

学科分类：工业工程学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Wire electrical discharge machine (WEDM) is commonly used in producing tool and die parts. However, it rarely achieves the optimum machining condition due to the inappropriate selection of WEDM machining parameters. In this study, 2379 steel which own properties equivalent to SKD 11 was used as die material. Four main wire electrical discharge machine (WEDM) cutting parameters, namely pulse on time, pulse off time, servo voltage, ignition pulse current has been experimentally studied and optimized at both levels, main cut and multiple trim cuts using Taguchi Method. Based on Taguchi Method optimization and analysis of variance (ANOVA), the result found that pulse on time and pulse off time give significant effect on white layer thickness for both main cut and multiple trim cuts. According to Signal to Noise (S/N) ratio response, the optimal combination of A2B3C2D1 and A1B3C3D1 gave the lowest white layer thickness for main cut and multiple trim cuts respectively. It also has been found that the hardness of machined surface with multiple trim cuts is higher compared to main cut.