Investigating the influence of WEDM process parameters in machining of hybrid aluminum composites
Kumar, Amresh and Grover, Neelkant and Manna, Alakesh and Chohan, Jasgurpreet Singh and Kumar, Raman and Singh, Sunpreet and Prakash, Chander and Pruncu, Catalin Iulian (2020) Investigating the influence of WEDM process parameters in machining of hybrid aluminum composites. Advanced Composites Letters, 29. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2633-366X (https://doi.org/10.1177/2633366x20963137)
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Abstract
This article presents an experimental investigation to assess the influence of input process parameters of machinability of wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) process for machining of triple-reinforced silicon carbide, graphite, and iron oxide hybrid aluminum (Al-6061) metal matrix composites. The composite work specimens, developed using stir casting process, have been processed through WEDM process by adopting a statistically controlled design of experimentation approach. Furthermore, analysis of variance and regression analysis have been performed to understand the influence of the input process parameters on material removal rate (MRR) and spark gap (SG) width. The statistical analysis highlighted the improvements in MRR and SG by 33.72% and 27.28%, respectively, upon adopting the suggested optimized range of input process parameters. Further, the morphology of the machined composite surfaces has also been studied using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy to report the phenomenon of formation of recast layer.
ORCID iDs
Kumar, Amresh, Grover, Neelkant, Manna, Alakesh, Chohan, Jasgurpreet Singh, Kumar, Raman, Singh, Sunpreet, Prakash, Chander and Pruncu, Catalin Iulian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4926-2189;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 75197 Dates: DateEvent15 October 2020Published15 October 2020Published Online9 September 2020AcceptedSubjects: Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery Department: Faculty of Engineering > Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 27 Jan 2021 17:00 Last modified: 04 Dec 2024 11:28 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/75197