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Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology

Official journal of Universiti Putra Malaysia for scholarly work across science, engineering and related technologies.

e-ISSN 2231-8526 ISSN 0128-7680
Research article

Taguchi-Grey Established Optimisation for M2-tool Steel with Conventional/PM Electrodes on EDM with and without Powder Mixing Dielectric

Kumar, D., Payal, H. S. and Beri, N.

KeywordsAbrasives, ANOVA, EDM, EDS, Grey relational analysis, Powder metallurgy, SEM
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Abstract

Confront exercise deals with the influence of parameters, such as polarity, electrode type, concentration of abrasive powder, peak current, voltage and duty cycle by using Taguchi's L36 mixed orthogonal array on M2 tool steel with 99% copper and powder metallurgy copper-titanium (Cu-Ti) by electric discharge machining (EDM) process with and without abrasive powder mixed dielectric for material removal rate (MRR), tool wear rate (TWR) and surface roughness (SR). The parameters affecting the MRR, TWR and SR should be recognised and optimised for desired results using Main effects plot for Means and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Grey relation analysis optimises the results by following normalised, dev. Seq. Δ and Grey relational coefficient Φ values to convert into single Grade. The confirmation experiment test can be done to formalise the present work with optimal set of parameters and Rank. Grey relation analysis found that the copper-titanium tool electrode gives better results with powder mixed dielectric and to meliorate machining performance and shows improvement in overall outcomes up to 17-27%. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis are employed for the work surface quality assurance in this research.