• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.43-47
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• 1997

Advances in EDM power supplies have made the process competitive in some areas dominated by conventional and numerically controlled machines. This paper will produce more comprehensive data than are presently available and will use this data in applying concepts of optimization based on manufacturer's guide lines utilizing neural networks. A method will be developed for determining the machining parameters of the EDM process considering the conflicting desirability of good surface finish, low tool wear and high rates of metal removal. By the proposed method, one can select machining parameters that can maintain permissible tool wear and obtain maximum machining rates on the system represented by the data.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.227-232
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• 2003

In order to make a deep and precise micro-hole, electrode wear and clearance between the electrode and the workpiece are important parameters using micro-electrical discharge machining. In this study, experiments were carried out to show the characteristics of electrode wear and radial clearance with respect to the depth of machined hole. Electrode wear varied with respect to the depth of hole. With deeper machined hole, bigger clearance was observed. Also it was found that the diameter of electrode influences machining characteristics of deep holes.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1998.07d
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• pp.1500-1502
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• 1998

Electro Discharge Machining (EDM) is a so-call nonconventional machining technique. This paper presents the experimental results of an EDM technique for the fabircation of microholes on #7440 pyrex glass substrates. With various applied voltages and various concentration of NaOH or KOH solution, the glass substrates have been microdrilled using the copper electrodes of which diameters are 250 ${\mu}m$ to 450 ${\mu}m$. The machined throughholes have been observed the top diameter, the bottom diameter and machining time have been measured. EDM in NaOH solution causes the fabrication to have better the surface condition, higher selective of electrode, lower concentration of solution with respect to EDM in KOH solution machined fabrication.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.100-107
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• 2015

Recently, high-efficiency machining in the production of high-value products with a complex shape has constantly been required with the need for hybrid machining. In this study, in addition to the wire-cut E.D.M. and vibration used to present the possibility of a hybrid process by carrying out the aluminum alloy experiment, the hybrid process determines the nature of the surface. The selected experimental parameters are horizontality, waveform, amplitude, peak current, and frequency. The experimental results give guidelines for selecting reasonable machining parameters. The surface roughness was improved by about 20% with increases in the amplitude of the vibration.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1996.04a
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• pp.8-13
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• 1996

A relatively new non-traditional finishing process called Abrasive Flow Machining(AFM) is being used to deburr, polish and radius workpiece or produce compressive residual stresses by flowing an abrasive-laden viscoelastic compound across the surface to be machined. This paper presents the effects of AFM on surfaces of tool steel produced by EDM and W-EDM. Using AFM, white layer produced by EDM is erased almost equally and the amount of metal removal is significantly affected the initally machined surface condition of workpiece. The dimension of workiece is enlarged and its surface roughness is improved as AFM time is increased. The optimal AFM time can be established from the experimental results. It is considered that the grinding method lide AFM is useful to grind complex or slim geometry of workpiece even. Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM) was used to study the surface characteristics of the workpiece before and after AFM.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.23-26
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• 2007

This paper has comparatively analyzed the characteristics of the machined surface of a specimen made by machining Die Steel STD11 and a specimen obtained by W-EDM steel. If a press die is manufactured through W-EDM, products of shapes that cannot easily be made through machining can be manufactured easily. However, the life of the press die is significantly reduced compared with the press die made through machining. This is believed to be caused by the deformed layer that has occurred on the surface of the press die that was made through W-EDM. The roughness of the 2 specimens was measured, and it was learned that the distribution of the roughness of the specimen made through the 1st W-EDM was rough.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.17-23
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• 2004

The performance and life of a die are influenced by the machining methods. In order to examine the effects of machining methods on surface charactenstics, simple experiments are devised and performed. A die steel STD11, commonly used as a die material in press working, is selected. Three ways of machining methods to manufacture a die are considered. Those are (1) milling and then grinding, (2) wire-cut electric discharge dachining (W-EDM) and (3) heat treatment after W-EDM. The resulting surface roughnesses are measured. Also, the changes of surface microstructures are investigated using the scanning electron microscope(SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer(EDS) and the results are discussed in details.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.671-677
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• 1999

This study has been performed to investigate REW(relative electrode wear) in condition of vari-ous pulse-on duration using the copper and graphite electrode with change of the electrode size on the heat treated STD11 which is extensively used for metallic molding steel with the EDM. The results obtained are as follows; a) Graphite has much benefits than copper electrode when rapid machining is done without electrode wear, b) Neative REW result from the electrode that is very liable attach to decomposition carbide c)Increasing of machining time cause to increase wear length of the copper electrode and decrease wear length of the graphite electorde d)The more pulse-on duration copper electrode has the less REW. e) The edge portion of the electorde wears remarkably at the beginning of machining,.

• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.206-214
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• 2001

This paper describes the wire EDM (Electric Discharge Machining) CAM system considering a variable taper wire-cut and an unmanned wire EDM during the night. Wire EDM is applicable to all materials that are fairly good electrical conductors, including metals, alloys and most carbide. Thus it provides a relatively simple method for making holes of any desired cross section in materials that are too hard or brittle to be machined by most other methods. In this paper we classify variable taper wire-cut machining patterns and variable taper wire-cut geometries. Also we determine unmanned wire EDM patterns fur the productivity of wire EDM industry. Developed system consists of two modules: 1) Variable taper wire EDM module guarantees the length ratio machining function, the parametric ratio machining function and the marking function. 2) Unmanned wire EDM module guarantees the automatic wire EDM during the night. The proposed system has been tested in the fields and found to be a useful system.

• Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.24-31
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• 2005

The outsole mold of the shoes has been manufactured using electro-discharge machining by graphite electrode or using casting etc. The study is concerned with the pattern design for the outsole of shoes by CAD, the modeling and the generation of NC data by CAM system and the machining by CNC machining center. The ball end mill and the engraving cutter is used as cutter and the cutting conditions are adjusted according to the shapes and sizes of the cutter and part in cutting. The method showed the possibility coping with the rapid change of shoes industry and proposed the possibility for higher productivity and quality on mold-manufacturing of shoes outsole.