Morphology of Machined Surfaces from Electro Discharge Sawing and Sinking Electro Discharge Machining

Electro Discharge Sawing is a hybrid process combining the features of SEDM and ECM. Its major characteristic is extremely fast erosion rate compare to either of the above processes. This paper brings out its relative feature of SEDM and EDS about their erosion rates, surface roughness, and morphology of machined surfaces.

Authors:

• N. Nagabhushana Ramesh
• Kalley Harinarayana
• T. Raghavender Reddy
• B. Balu Naik

Keywords:

• Electro Chemical Machining (ECM)
• Electro Discharge Sawing (EDS)
• Sinking Electro Discharge Machining (SEDM).

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