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S&M3897 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM5327 Published: January 22, 2025 Development of Intelligent Electroprocessing Technology for Nickel-based Superalloy Special-shaped Electrodes [PDF] Yu-Ting Lyu, Thi-Xuyen Bui, Herchang Ay, Te-Hua Fang, and Min-Chun Chuang (Received August 22, 2024; Accepted January 7, 2025) Keywords: electrical discharge machining (EDM), electrochemical machining (ECM), nickel-based superalloy, electrode wear, special-shaped electrodes
In this work, we designed a novel cross-process matching method and technology through sensing signals and dimensional fitting. Specifically, we mixed the electrochemical machining and sinking electrical discharge machining methods with intelligently designed special-shaped electrodes to effectively enable virtual measurement and dimension maintenance by developing intelligent electrode-processing technology for nickel-based superalloy special-shaped electrodes. The technique can help directly adjust the product accuracy of special-shaped holes on the basis of the relationship between the amount of material removed and the current by revealing errors across processing, obtaining feedback, and maintaining accuracy through matching methods without offline measurement. With a lot of time and design adjustment parameters, this method can provide more accurate and faster results than the traditional method. The electrode wear after 17 h of continuous processing is ≤10%. Processing accuracy control during discharge is ≤±0.5 µm. The processing time of the rough/medium machining process is ≤24 h, which is an increase of ≥40%. Moreover, the electrical machining process optimization improved aerospace diffuser processing efficiency by 30%.
Corresponding author: Herchang Ay and Te-Hua FangThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Cite this article Yu-Ting Lyu, Thi-Xuyen Bui, Herchang Ay, Te-Hua Fang, and Min-Chun Chuang, Development of Intelligent Electroprocessing Technology for Nickel-based Superalloy Special-shaped Electrodes, Sens. Mater., Vol. 37, No. 1, 2025, p. 141-154. |