Effect of Wire Electrical Discharge Turning Parameters on Surface Roughness of Titanium Alloy

M.A.M Zakaria; R.  Izamshah; M. S. Kasim; M. S. A. Hafiz; A. Ramli

doi:10.6180/jase.202204_25(2).0003

Effect of Wire Electrical Discharge Turning Parameters on Surface Roughness of Titanium Alloy

M.A.M Zakaria This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹, R. Izamshah¹, M.S. Kasim¹, M.S.A Hafiz¹, and A. Ramli²

¹Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
²Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politeknik Muadzam Shah, 26700 Muadzam Shah, Pahang, Malaysia

Received: January 17, 2021
Accepted: July 7, 2021
Publication Date: August 16, 2021

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ABSTRACT

In this study, surface roughness of material Ti-6Al-4V that is the micro-cylindrical workpieces is analyze involving the wire electrical discharge turning (WEDT). The effects of pulse intensity, voltage, wire tension, and rotational spindle speed are investigate and optimize using the response surface methodology (RSM). Based on the results, the surface of the machined workpieces deteriorates according to the violent energy density generate by a high pulse intensity and voltage along with a low electrode wire tension and spindle speed. The optimal surface roughness obtains experimentally through the desirability approach is 4.0143 μm with a relative error at 5.9% compared to prediction.

Keywords: Micro-cylindrical machining, RSM, Ti-6Al-4V, micro-turning, WEDT

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