• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.34-40
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• 1998

Conductive metal matrix composite(MMC) material of 30% silicon carbide particulated based on aluminum matrix was machined by die sinking electrical discharge machining(EDM) process according to different current and duty factor for reverse polarity of electrode. Material removal rate(MRR) was examined by process under various operation conditions. The surface morphology was evaluated by surface roughness parameter and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) research. The MRR was suddenly increased over 11 ampere of current, and it was slightly changed over 0.3 of duty factor. The maximum surface roughness of EDMed surface was affected by the duty factor. The SEM photograghs of EDMed surface showed wide recast distribution region of melting materials as increased of current and duty factor.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.14 no.9
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• pp.80-89
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• 1997

Die sinking electrical discharge machining(EDM) was conducted for ceramic composite of 33 weight percent TiC based on AI$_{2}$O$_{3}$ ceramic matrix according to the change of current and duty factor(DF). Material removal rate(MRR) was increased as the current and the duty factor increased, but better surface mor-pholoty was obtained in the region of lower current and duty factor. From the scanning electron microscopy(SEM) photographs and the energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX) of the EDMed surface, EDM trace formed by one discharge spark was analyzed. Although the bending strength after EDM was highly decreased, reliability obtained by weibull analysis was increased twice. The bending strength was recovered or more by barrel polishing after EDM. From the FEM analysis of temperature for one spark, the possible melting region of AI$_{2}$O$_{3}$and TiC was obtained.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1997.04a
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• pp.827-831
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• 1997

Conductive veramic matrix composite(CMC) workpiece of TiC 33%/Al /sab 2/O /sab 3/ 66% Y /sab 2/ O /sab 3/ was machined by die sinking electrical discharge machining(EDM) according to different pulse duration and suty factor for reverse polarity of electrode. Material removal rate(MRR) was examined by process under various operating conditions. The surface morphology was evaluated by surface roughness values and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) research. The more MRR was obtained according to increase pulse duration and duty factor. Also the maximum surface roughness(Rmax) of EDMed surface was slightly changed with increased pulse duration and duty factor. The SEM photographs of EDMed surface showed wide recast wide recast distribution region of melting materials in purse duration 0.130(ms) than 0.048(ms).

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1996.04a
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• pp.3-7
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• 1996

Metal Matrix Composite(MMC) material of 30% SiC particulate based on A1 matrix was machined by drilling and Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) processes. When drilling process was executed, surface fracture due to brittle property near the bottom was found. It was also found the possiblity of difficult shape of EDM process for MMC material, but few the research about basic EDM characteristics. Material Removal Rate(MRR) was examined for different conditions and the surface morphology was evaluated by roughness values and Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM) research. The higher the current is, the more MRR was obtained but the higher MRR was showed around 0.45 duty factor. The average roughness of EDMed surface was slightly changed with increased pulse current and increases with duty factor. The SEM photographs of EDMed surface showed recast region after melting.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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• 1996.10a
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• pp.52-57
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• 1996

Conductive Ceramic Matrix Composite(CMC) of TIC/Al2O3 and Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) of SiC/Al were experienced by the die sinking Electrical Discharge Machining(EDM) for different current and duty factor according to negative polarity. Inthis experimental study Material Removal Rate(MRR) maximum surface roughness four point bending stress distribution and Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM) Photographs were analysed. the higher MRR was obtained for CMC than MMC but slowly decreased around duty factor of 0.67 for MMC and better surface morphology was found CMC than MMC. The SEM photographs of discharge traces for CMC showe uniform shape about 100 to 200${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in diameter but MMC showed irregular shape.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.71-77
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• 2001

Experimental study if die-sinking electrical discharge machining(EDM) was conducted with rotating electrode system including inside hole for increasing the material removal rate(MRR). With the help of dielectric fluid flow through the inside according to the different internal diameter of the hole, the molten workpiece debris could be removed and flushed out during the EDM, Cold die alloy(SKD-1) was executed for different peak current and duty factor. From this study, the MRR was found to be increased with the peak current. The more MRR was obtained for the case of electrode inside diam-eter of 10 mm, but the MRR was decreased as the diameter near at the 4mm and 6mm. The values of surface roughness and roundness were analyzed under various conditions, and these were affected by the inside diameter change of electrode.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.473-477
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• 2000

The experimental study of die-sinking electrical discharge machining(EDM) was conducted for Cold Die Alloy Steel of SKD-11 with rotary electrode according to the peak current of 11A, 15A and 19A, and the duty factor of 0.24, 0.45. dielectric fluid flow through the electrode inside according to the change of electrode internal diameter during the EDM working. Material removal rate(MRR) was increased with flushing & rotation of electrode at the condition for the peak current of 15A, 19a but the MRR is decreased at the flushing only. The more surface roughness was obtained for the case of the flushing & rotation under the peak current of 19A.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1996.11a
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• pp.46-50
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• 1996

Die sinking Electrical Discharge Machining(EDM) of TiC/Al$_2$O$_3$Ceramic Matrix Composite(CMC) was conducted for positive and negative polarity according to the change of current and Duty Factor(DF). Also FEM analysis about temperature distribution of workpiece by one spark was executed. Maximum surface roughness( R$_{max}$ ) and SEM photographs of the EDMed surface for different conditions were evaluated. Higher Material Removal Rate(MRR) was obtained for negative polarity than positive one. Better surface morphology was found as the current is decreased, but the MRR was also decreased. From the SEM photographs, the size of melt cavity due to one spark is about 100 to 150${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in diameterer

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.709-712
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• 2002

For the electro-discharge machining of an electro-conductive anisotropic composite, an unsteady state formulation was established and solved by Galerkin's finite element method. The distribution of temperature on work piece, the shape of the crater and the material removal rate were obtained in terms of the process parameters. As the spark was initiated the workpiece immediately started to melt and the heat affected zone was formed. The moving boundary of the crater was also identified with time. When the radial and axial conductivities were increased separately the temperature distribution and the shape of the crater were shifted in the same direction respectively and the material removal rate was found to be higher in the case of increasing radial conductivity rather than the axial conductivity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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• 1999.05a
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• pp.245-250
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• 1999

The experimental study of die-sinking electrical discharge machining for alloy tool steel of STD-11 with circular electrode was conducted for various conditions of the peak current and duty factor with the change of internal size of electrode for distributing the amount of dielectric flow through the electrode. From this study, the material removal rate(MRR) was found to be increased with the peak current and duty factor. The more MRR was obtained for the case of electrode inside diameter of 10mm. The surface roughness and roundness values were analyzed regularity under various conditions, and these values were not affected by the inside diameter change of electrode.