Electro-discharge machining of Ti-6AI-4V alloy using Cu-TaC compact electrode with urea dielectric: Reactions and their effects on the machined surface

• Main Authors: Ndaliman, Mohammed Baba, Khan, Ahsan Ali, Lafia-Araga, Ruth Anayimi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IEEE 2017
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/62616/1/62616-Electro-Discharge%20Machining%20of%20Ti-6Al-4V%20Alloy.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62616/8/62616%20%20Electro-discharge%20machining%20of%20Ti-6AI-4V%20alloy%20SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62616/14/62616%20Electro-Discharge%20Machining%20%20WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62616/; http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7917430/

This paper presents the investigation of compounds / phases formed during the Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) of titanium alloy (Ti-6AI-4V) with Cu-TaC compact electrode using urea dielectric fluid. It is proposed that the materials involved in the machining are likely to react and form ne...