Wire electrical discharge machining of Ti-48Al intermetalic alloys using taguchi approach

This study investigates the wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) of Ti- 48Al intermetallic alloys. Ti-48Al is intermetallic alloys which are categorized as lightweight material, posses greater strength and toughness are usually known to create major challenges during conventional and non-conve...

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Main Author:	Kamsir, Abdul Sukur
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2006
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9431/1/AbdulSukurKamsirFKM2006.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.94312018-09-17T03:35:30Z Wire electrical discharge machining of Ti-48Al intermetalic alloys using taguchi approach 2006-12 Kamsir, Abdul Sukur TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This study investigates the wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) of Ti- 48Al intermetallic alloys. Ti-48Al is intermetallic alloys which are categorized as lightweight material, posses greater strength and toughness are usually known to create major challenges during conventional and non-conventional machining. Wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) which is very prominent amongst the non-conventional machining methods is expected to be used quite extensively in machining titanium aluminides (Ti-Al) alloys due to favorable features and advantages that it can offer. This project was under taken to study the machining performance of WEDM on Ti-48Al by using 0.2mm brass wire. The machining parameter was be studied including pulse on time, pulse off time, peak current, servo reference voltage and servo feed rate. The effect of those varying parameters on the machining responses such as cutting speed, material removal rate (MRR), surface finish and width of kerf was investigated. This study presents an attempt to determine the optimum combinations of WEDM process parameters in machining Ti-48Al intermetallic by using the Taguchi Methodology as parametric design tool. An L8 orthogonal array was employed in this study and the results were statistically evaluated using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Result showed that servo feed rate was the most significant parameter that influence the machining responses of Ti-48Al. 2006-12 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9431/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9431/1/AbdulSukurKamsirFKM2006.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:699?site_name=Restricted Repository masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
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spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Kamsir, Abdul Sukur Wire electrical discharge machining of Ti-48Al intermetalic alloys using taguchi approach
description	This study investigates the wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) of Ti- 48Al intermetallic alloys. Ti-48Al is intermetallic alloys which are categorized as lightweight material, posses greater strength and toughness are usually known to create major challenges during conventional and non-conventional machining. Wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) which is very prominent amongst the non-conventional machining methods is expected to be used quite extensively in machining titanium aluminides (Ti-Al) alloys due to favorable features and advantages that it can offer. This project was under taken to study the machining performance of WEDM on Ti-48Al by using 0.2mm brass wire. The machining parameter was be studied including pulse on time, pulse off time, peak current, servo reference voltage and servo feed rate. The effect of those varying parameters on the machining responses such as cutting speed, material removal rate (MRR), surface finish and width of kerf was investigated. This study presents an attempt to determine the optimum combinations of WEDM process parameters in machining Ti-48Al intermetallic by using the Taguchi Methodology as parametric design tool. An L8 orthogonal array was employed in this study and the results were statistically evaluated using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Result showed that servo feed rate was the most significant parameter that influence the machining responses of Ti-48Al.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Kamsir, Abdul Sukur
author_facet	Kamsir, Abdul Sukur
author_sort	Kamsir, Abdul Sukur
title	Wire electrical discharge machining of Ti-48Al intermetalic alloys using taguchi approach
title_short	Wire electrical discharge machining of Ti-48Al intermetalic alloys using taguchi approach
title_full	Wire electrical discharge machining of Ti-48Al intermetalic alloys using taguchi approach
title_fullStr	Wire electrical discharge machining of Ti-48Al intermetalic alloys using taguchi approach
title_full_unstemmed	Wire electrical discharge machining of Ti-48Al intermetalic alloys using taguchi approach
title_sort	wire electrical discharge machining of ti-48al intermetalic alloys using taguchi approach
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
publishDate	2006
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9431/1/AbdulSukurKamsirFKM2006.pdf
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Wire electrical discharge machining of Ti-48Al intermetalic alloys using taguchi approach

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