Optimization of process parameters during WEDM of EN-42 spring steel

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 2 - Trang 1-11 - 2020
Lalta Prasad1, Manish Upreti2, Anshul Yadav3, Raj Vardhan Patel4, Virendra Kumar5, Anil Kumar5
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, Srinagar, India
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, G.B. Pant Engineering College, Pauri Garhwal, India
3Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
4Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sherwood College of Engineering Research and Technology, Barabanki, India
5Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur, India

Tóm tắt

The present work aimed to carry out the machining of EN-42 spring steel in wire electrical discharge machining with zinc-coated brass wire using distilled water as a dielectric medium. The effect of WS2 powder added in a dielectric medium, on the metal removal rate and surface roughness has been evaluated. With the use of WS2, the conductivity of the dielectric is found to be constantly equal to 10 S/m, which is a very promising feature. WS2 enhances dielectric life, metal removal rate, and surface roughness significantly. The effect of cryogenically treated wire on the metal removal rate and surface roughness during machining has been carried out. Taguchi method and genetic algorithm were used to optimize machining performance measures. Both methods provide optimum parameters and target value. The results of the Taguchi method show more error as compared to the genetic algorithm. The on time can be predicted as the most significant parameter according to the Taguchi method. From the results, it is observed that higher on time shows better metal removal rate and lower on time shows a better surface finish.

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