Some Considerations to Machining Characteristics of Insulating Ceramics-Towards Practical Use in Industry

Machining of insulating ceramics can be realized in EDM by using the assisting electrode method. After a tool electrode cuts through the assisting electrode, a carbon layer covers the ceramics' surface during EDM. This carbon layer, formed from the decomposition of the hydrocarbon working oil,...

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Published inCIRP annals Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 161 - 164
Main Authors Mohri, Naotake, Fukuzawa, Yasushi, Tani, Takayuki, Sata, Toshio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2002
Subjects
Ceramics
Electrical discharge machining
Electrode
Electrical discharge machining
Electrode
Ceramics
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Summary:Machining of insulating ceramics can be realized in EDM by using the assisting electrode method. After a tool electrode cuts through the assisting electrode, a carbon layer covers the ceramics' surface during EDM. This carbon layer, formed from the decomposition of the hydrocarbon working oil, enhances the ceramics surface's conductivity. In this paper, machining phenomena of insulating ceramics are considered towards practical use in industry. Several kinds of insulating ceramics and assisting electrode materials are investigated under considerations of various machining characteristics; and high speed machining in W-EDM is carried out under conditions of lower tension than usual.
ISSN:0007-8506
DOI:10.1016/S0007-8506(07)61490-5