Titanium alloy particles formation in electrical discharge machining and fractal analysis

A large amount of material is machined by electrical discharge machining (EDM) and the machined debris is flushed away as waste. The present study aims to establish EDM as a top-down method which can effectively machine hard-to-cut materials while the by-product, i.e., metal debris, can be utilized...

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Main Authors: Khilji, Irshad Ahamad, Siti Nadiah, Mohd Saffe, Pathak, Sunil, Ţălu, Ştefan, Kulesza, Slawomir, Bramowicz, Miroslaw, Venugopal Jayarama, Reddy
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author Khilji, Irshad Ahamad
Siti Nadiah, Mohd Saffe
Pathak, Sunil
Ţălu, Ştefan
Kulesza, Slawomir
Bramowicz, Miroslaw
Venugopal Jayarama, Reddy
author_facet Khilji, Irshad Ahamad
Siti Nadiah, Mohd Saffe
Pathak, Sunil
Ţălu, Ştefan
Kulesza, Slawomir
Bramowicz, Miroslaw
Venugopal Jayarama, Reddy
author_sort Khilji, Irshad Ahamad
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description A large amount of material is machined by electrical discharge machining (EDM) and the machined debris is flushed away as waste. The present study aims to establish EDM as a top-down method which can effectively machine hard-to-cut materials while the by-product, i.e., metal debris, can be utilized as micro/nano particles. In the present work, titanium-alloy grade 5 was machined using a die-sink EDM and the debris was collected from the dielectric fluid with a multistage filtration system. The collected debris was cleaned and the particles were characterized. Particles were examined by scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and energy-dispersive x-rays to determine size, shape, and chemical crystal structure. The average size of the formed particles was 5.14 µm and they were spherical. A fractal analysis was performed on the SEM images to deepen the study of the formed particles.
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spelling ump-348072022-07-31T17:07:03Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34807/ Titanium alloy particles formation in electrical discharge machining and fractal analysis Khilji, Irshad Ahamad Siti Nadiah, Mohd Saffe Pathak, Sunil Ţălu, Ştefan Kulesza, Slawomir Bramowicz, Miroslaw Venugopal Jayarama, Reddy TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery A large amount of material is machined by electrical discharge machining (EDM) and the machined debris is flushed away as waste. The present study aims to establish EDM as a top-down method which can effectively machine hard-to-cut materials while the by-product, i.e., metal debris, can be utilized as micro/nano particles. In the present work, titanium-alloy grade 5 was machined using a die-sink EDM and the debris was collected from the dielectric fluid with a multistage filtration system. The collected debris was cleaned and the particles were characterized. Particles were examined by scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and energy-dispersive x-rays to determine size, shape, and chemical crystal structure. The average size of the formed particles was 5.14 µm and they were spherical. A fractal analysis was performed on the SEM images to deepen the study of the formed particles. Springer Link 2022 Article PeerReviewed Khilji, Irshad Ahamad and Siti Nadiah, Mohd Saffe and Pathak, Sunil and Ţălu, Ştefan and Kulesza, Slawomir and Bramowicz, Miroslaw and Venugopal Jayarama, Reddy (2022) Titanium alloy particles formation in electrical discharge machining and fractal analysis. The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 74. pp. 448-455. ISSN 1543-1851. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-021-05090-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-021-05090-2
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Khilji, Irshad Ahamad
Siti Nadiah, Mohd Saffe
Pathak, Sunil
Ţălu, Ştefan
Kulesza, Slawomir
Bramowicz, Miroslaw
Venugopal Jayarama, Reddy
Titanium alloy particles formation in electrical discharge machining and fractal analysis
title Titanium alloy particles formation in electrical discharge machining and fractal analysis
title_full Titanium alloy particles formation in electrical discharge machining and fractal analysis
title_fullStr Titanium alloy particles formation in electrical discharge machining and fractal analysis
title_full_unstemmed Titanium alloy particles formation in electrical discharge machining and fractal analysis
title_short Titanium alloy particles formation in electrical discharge machining and fractal analysis
title_sort titanium alloy particles formation in electrical discharge machining and fractal analysis
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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