This paper presents a work on the effect of Powder Mixed Electric Discharge Machining (PMEDM) parameters on the machining time when machining cylindrical shaped parts made from 90CrSi alloy steel. Five parameters including pulse on time Ton, powder concentration Cp, pulse off time Toff, pulse current IP and server voltage SV are explored their contribution on machining time by using the Taguchi method in eighteen experiments based on an orthogonal array L18 (21 and 34). Based on ANOVA analysis, an optimum model of the machining time was proposed. The model was well verified by comparing with the experiment, and it, therefore can be used for further studies in the PMEDM process.
This study aims to minimize electrode wear (EW) and maximize material removal rate (MRR) in powder mixed electrical discharge machining (PMEDM) process of 9CrSi alloy steel with silicon carbide powder. To achieve these objectives, Taguchi method and Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) are applied to optimize one two-level and four three-level PMEDM process parameters, including Ton, Toff, CP, IP and SV in eighteen experiments based on an orthogonal array L18 (21 and 43). Results have provided a set of optimal PMEDM process parameters in which Ton has the strongest effect on SW and MRR while that of CP is insignificant. The obtained minimum EW and maximum MRR have been verified and proven by a PMEDM experiment using optimal process parameters. The proposed method can be further applied to optimize other PMEDM process parameters for different objectives.
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