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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

A Comprehensive Analysis of the Effect of Graphene-Based Dielectric for Sustainable Electric Discharge Machining of Ti-6Al-4V.

Kashif Ishfaq, Muhammad Asad, Saqib Anwar, Catalin I Pruncu, Mustafa Saleh, Shafiq Ahmad

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Kashif IshfaqDepartment of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 548900, Pakistan.
Muhammad AsadDepartment of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 548900, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-8685-4688
Saqib AnwarIndustrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2657-163X
Catalin I PruncuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4926-2189
Mustafa SalehIndustrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2806-7827
Shafiq AhmadIndustrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0712-9133
King Saud University · SAUniversity of Engineering and Technology Lahore · PKUniversity of Strathclyde · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Titanium alloys, especially Ti-6Al-4V, which is considered a difficult-to-cut material, bears numerous applications in aerospace and biomedical sectors. The criticality of the accurate formation of the machined cavity for the said applications and properties of Ti-6Al-4V accentuated the use of electric discharge machining (EDM). However, the issues of lower material removal rate (MRR) and tool wear (TWR) discouraged the use of EDM. These inherent issues hold a pivotal role regarding the sustainable machining of Ti-alloy. Therefore, in this research the potentiality of kerosene-based dielectric, having graphene nanoparticles, is comprehensively examined for the sustainable EDM of Ti-6Al-4V, which was not focused upon yet. Experimentation was performed under Taguchi's design (L18) with three types of electrodes, namely Aluminum, Brass and Copper. In total, 36 experiments were conducted, of which 18 were with graphene-mixed dielectric and the remaining were with kerosene. Experimental results reveal that the brass electrode with negative tool polarity yields higher MRR for both types of dielectrics. The maximum MRR (7.602 mm

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graphenematerial removal ratenanoparticlessustainable machiningTi-6Al-4Vtool wear

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PMID33374631
PMCPMC7793494
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