Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
addClaim

Al-Mg Micro-Features Using Micro-EDM Milling

Authors: F. Modica; V. Marrocco; P. Moore; I. Fassi; G. Wiens;

Al-Mg Micro-Features Using Micro-EDM Milling

Abstract

Aluminum alloys offer many machining advantages, such as excellent machinability and finish degree, outstanding tool life, and good corrosion resistance. They also display an elevated thermal exchange and weight reduction, which lead to easier handling compared to steels and make them good candidates for applications in the automotive and aerospace industry and in the field of mould production. Despite these recognized features, the machining accuracy, in particular in the micro-electro discharge machining (micro-EDM) process, needs further improvement. Revealing the nature of the Al alloys in EDM machining, some papers report of resolidifying layers in Al alloys appearing after the EDM process and grain compositions hugely affecting surface roughness. In particular, it has been observed that a thin and strong insulating layer due to the oxidation of the aluminum workpiece after machining leads to frequent tool breakage. In practice, this makes the micro-EDM process harder when micro-tools are meant to be used. However, to the best of our knowledge, the investigation of micro-EDM process performances of Al-Mg has not yet been fully explored. In this work, micro-EDM Al-Mg machining is presented: different energy levels were tested to find the proper parameter combination feasible to process micro-features. The machining geometrical limits are also investigated, putting in relation the energy levels to different electrode tool diameters. The experimental results are discussed on the basis of the evaluation of material removal rate (MRR), tool wear ratio (TWR), surface roughness and sparking gap. The machining of a micro-shaft housing component featuring high aspect ratio (HAR) is also shown as demonstrator to prove the effectiveness of the micro-EDM parameters selected from the previous trials.

  • BIP!
    Impact byBIP!
    selected citations
    These citations are derived from selected sources.
    This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    2
    popularity
    This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
    influence
    This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    Average
    impulse
    This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
selected citations
These citations are derived from selected sources.
This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Citations provided by BIP!
popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
2
Average
Average
Average
Upload OA version
Are you the author of this publication? Upload your Open Access version to Zenodo!
It’s fast and easy, just two clicks!