Wire Electrochemical Machining with Pulsating Radial Electrolyte Supply and Preparation of Its Tube Electrode with Micro-Holes
Wire electrochemical machining (WECM) has great advantages and potential for fabricating parts with ruled surfaces made of difficult-to-machine materials. Characterized by a relatively short flow path, a pulsating radial electrolyte supply in WECM is proposed to improve the machining capability for...
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| description | Wire electrochemical machining (WECM) has great advantages and potential for fabricating parts with ruled surfaces made of difficult-to-machine materials. Characterized by a relatively short flow path, a pulsating radial electrolyte supply in WECM is proposed to improve the machining capability for thick workpieces. The tool is a tube electrode with a line of micro-holes on cylindrical surface. This paper introduces research into the processing of micro-holes in the tube electrode using a rotating helical electrode. The quantitative relationship among the feed rate, the applied voltage, and the diameter of the outlet holes was determined experimentally. A tube electrode with holes of varying diameters was fabricated by adjusting the applied voltage. Using it as a tool electrode, kerfs with a length of 10 mm and an averaged width of 0.903 mm were machined at a feed rate of 6 μm/s in a 30 mm-thick block, and there was no short circuit during processing. It was shown experimentally that using a tube electrode with holes of varying diameters as a tool electrode provides better process capacity for pulsating radial electrolyte supply in WECM. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9746b041df22453fb5b9f53b1580bc1e2022-12-21T23:53:38ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-01-0110133110.3390/app10010331app10010331Wire Electrochemical Machining with Pulsating Radial Electrolyte Supply and Preparation of Its Tube Electrode with Micro-HolesChongchang Xu0Xiaolong Fang1Zhao Han2Di Zhu3National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Helicopter Transmission, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Helicopter Transmission, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Helicopter Transmission, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Helicopter Transmission, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, ChinaWire electrochemical machining (WECM) has great advantages and potential for fabricating parts with ruled surfaces made of difficult-to-machine materials. Characterized by a relatively short flow path, a pulsating radial electrolyte supply in WECM is proposed to improve the machining capability for thick workpieces. The tool is a tube electrode with a line of micro-holes on cylindrical surface. This paper introduces research into the processing of micro-holes in the tube electrode using a rotating helical electrode. The quantitative relationship among the feed rate, the applied voltage, and the diameter of the outlet holes was determined experimentally. A tube electrode with holes of varying diameters was fabricated by adjusting the applied voltage. Using it as a tool electrode, kerfs with a length of 10 mm and an averaged width of 0.903 mm were machined at a feed rate of 6 μm/s in a 30 mm-thick block, and there was no short circuit during processing. It was shown experimentally that using a tube electrode with holes of varying diameters as a tool electrode provides better process capacity for pulsating radial electrolyte supply in WECM.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/1/331wire electrochemical machiningpulsating radial electrolyte supplytube electrodemicro-hole |
| spellingShingle | Chongchang Xu Xiaolong Fang Zhao Han Di Zhu Wire Electrochemical Machining with Pulsating Radial Electrolyte Supply and Preparation of Its Tube Electrode with Micro-Holes Applied Sciences wire electrochemical machining pulsating radial electrolyte supply tube electrode micro-hole |
| title | Wire Electrochemical Machining with Pulsating Radial Electrolyte Supply and Preparation of Its Tube Electrode with Micro-Holes |
| title_full | Wire Electrochemical Machining with Pulsating Radial Electrolyte Supply and Preparation of Its Tube Electrode with Micro-Holes |
| title_fullStr | Wire Electrochemical Machining with Pulsating Radial Electrolyte Supply and Preparation of Its Tube Electrode with Micro-Holes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wire Electrochemical Machining with Pulsating Radial Electrolyte Supply and Preparation of Its Tube Electrode with Micro-Holes |
| title_short | Wire Electrochemical Machining with Pulsating Radial Electrolyte Supply and Preparation of Its Tube Electrode with Micro-Holes |
| title_sort | wire electrochemical machining with pulsating radial electrolyte supply and preparation of its tube electrode with micro holes |
| topic | wire electrochemical machining pulsating radial electrolyte supply tube electrode micro-hole |
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