Influence of Currents Density and Gap Size on Metal Removal Rate and Surface Roughness in Electrochemical Machining (ECM) | ||
| Engineering and Technology Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 30, Issue 10, June 2012, Pages 1783-1796 PDF (481.64 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.30684/etj.30.10.9 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hiba Husien Alwan; Saad kariem Shather | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Electrochemical machining one of non traditional method which is used to machine a complex shape such as that uses the chemical reaction associated with electric current to remove metals. In this study the ECM was used to remove the metals from the internal hole of the workpiece (medium carbon steel) by immersing it in electrolyte (250g of NaCl for every litter of H2O) with tool is made of brass. The,m research focuses on the effect of the change in gap dimensions and the currents density on the metal removal rate (MRR) and surface roughness of the workpiece the results obtained show that increasing of gap size between the tool and the workpiece from (1 to 3mm) leads to increase the surface roughness (46%) and while the material removal rate (MRR) decreases (16%) at a current density (2.856 Amp/cm2). Also increasing of the current density from (2.4485 to 3.6728 Amp/cm2), the surface roughness of the workpiece decreases (31%) while the Material Removal Rate (MRR) increases (93.9%) at a gap size of (1mm). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Electrochemical Machining; currents density; gap size; Surface Roughness | ||
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