Abstract
Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) is a very strong and light composite material, and it has many applications in aerospace and automotive fields. However conventional mechanical machining methods, such as cutting and grinding have some problems; delaminating, splintering, burrs of machined surface and short tool life. Electrical discharge machining ( EDM) is an effective alternative for machining difficult-to-cut materials. In this paper, the EDM characteristics, such as material removal rate, electrode wear rate and surface roughness for CFRP were experimentally investigated with varying discharge peak current and pulse duration.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 65-68 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2010 |
| Event | 16th International Symposium on Electromachining, ISEM 2010 - Shanghai, China Duration: Apr 19 2010 → Apr 23 2010 |
Other
| Other | 16th International Symposium on Electromachining, ISEM 2010 |
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| Country | China |
| City | Shanghai |
| Period | 4/19/10 → 4/23/10 |
Keywords
- Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP)
- Electrical discharge machining (EDM)
- Material removal rate. electrode wear
- Surface roughness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering